My story

I am the girl who was picked last for sports teams. The girl with the matchstick thin legs. Who ate cheesecake for breakfast. Who can throw back neat vodka. The girl who buried friends and family before their time. The girl now running a marathon, and will remember them all with every painful stride of 26.2 miles.

I am now the girl who runs for you and your friends, and your family - because sadly, 1 in 3 of us will develop cancer in our lifetime.

Now I need you to be a supporter. The Institute of Cancer Research works to transform cancer treament. Its aims is to stop cancer being a life-threatening disease. You can help their work by sponsoring me in the Berlin Marathon on September 20th. From your donation, 95% will go directly into their research and only 5% to their operating costs - making them the most cost-effective cancer research organisation in the world. 100% of your contribution will keep me running those 42 kilometres, so any donation, regardless of the size really is appreciated.

I've been preparing for this event for nearly a year - three months mental and nine months of training. It's effected my work, my travelling, my eating, my drinking, my social life, my emotional state and my credit card. With 14 days to go, I can say it's been worth every effort; whatever the impact for me, it's nothing compared to what I have seen my friends and family endure with cancer. And with your help, I can make a contribution to make sure that less of us have to witness that, and less of us need run a marathon.

Thank you for your support. If you can't give / won't give consider dropping me an email (a real one, not just facebook) with a song for my ipod and a message. Or forward this to someone who might remember me, or someone whose life has been affected by cancer. Together we'll get to the last mile.

My charity

The Institute of Cancer Research

The Institute of Cancer Research

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The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is Europe’s most influential cancer research centre. Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. We have an unrivalled track record in drug discovery, personalised therapies and genetics.

Donations 66

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Hey Ro Congratulations on completing your run! U will b missed here @ EUK, thanks for all the help on my scheme too, I am the consumer expert LOL

Donation by Vanessa Brown on 06/11/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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We'll miss you, you'll no doubt miss the silver leg warmers. Great having you about, best of luck with the next job!

Donation by Bonnie Harris on 06/11/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Rowena - best of luck with the run and thanks for all the support during your time at EUK.

Donation by Peter Grigg on 06/11/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Ola Rowena, can you pass my details on to Roy Hodgson please? Gracias

Donation by Fernando Torres on 03/11/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Donation by Tori James on 02/11/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Go Rowena! Good luck You'll be missed at EUK

Donation by Sarah Vickery on 02/11/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Well done on your crazy hot marathon!!

Donation by eimear hale on 02/11/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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good work!! wheres the next one gunna be? ;-)

Donation by Chris Shutt on 20/10/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Well done Rowena!

Donation by Ayla Wyse on 13/10/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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I'll be feeling your pain mate...on the other side of the world! Good Luck!!

Donation by Tim Hammond on 12/10/09

£25.00

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well done rowena, brilliant stuff x

Donation by Nis on 09/10/09

£12.00

+ £3.38 Gift Aid

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Rowena, Good Luck will be thinking of you. Elaine

Donation by Elaine Blewitt on 08/10/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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good work!

Donation by dw on 07/10/09

£5.00

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Donation by Mark Glendenning on 30/09/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Go Ro! I was total crap at sports when I was at school too. Hopefully the start of a beautiful running career. x

Donation by Caroline Danks on 29/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Well done xx

Donation by Eluned Hughes on 29/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Congratulations, Rowena!

Donation by Guy Bentham on 29/09/09

£10.00

Donation by Anonymous on 29/09/09

£20.00

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Congratulations!

Donation by Claire Turner on 28/09/09

£10.00

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Congrats Rowena. I'm inspired!

Donation by Jen on 28/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymoooooose on 26/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Great going Ro, well done.

Donation by Ned Collier on 25/09/09

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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Sorry it's not more I'm feeling rather poor at the moment. I'll buy you a vodka afterwards to make up.

Donation by Spencer on 25/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Well done! This is for your all your hours of training, and for my friend Mat who would have been 34 this year. A great cause.

Donation by Hannah Bourne on 25/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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well done ro, really proud of you

Donation by julie and dan on 24/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£986.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£986.00
  • Gift Aid£160.49

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