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.

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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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Good luck!

Donation by Mark and Polly on 11/09/09

£30.00

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All my thoughts will be with you. It's such a great thing to do for such a great cause. Good luck!!

Donation by Liz Swanton on 11/09/09

£25.00

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Good Luck!! Me and Kylie will be cheering you on from Oz :)

Donation by Theresa on 11/09/09

£10.00

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Best of luck Ro!!!

Donation by Kylie Hendon on 11/09/09

£10.00

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On behalf of all of us, thanks for doing this. And good luck!

Donation by Wendy Underwood on 10/09/09

£10.00

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Go Ro, you crazy gal!!!

Donation by Sam Tickell on 10/09/09

£7.00

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great effort for a great cause Rowena

Donation by Paul E on 09/09/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Donation by Fionna OSullivan on 09/09/09

£20.00

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Hope it goes well! You and Rob are both crazy people with all your running!

Donation by lauren maleh on 08/09/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Ro, you've prepared and eaten the entree and the main course - the marathon is the dessert - time to enjoy it!

Donation by Jennie Fitzhardinge on 08/09/09

£20.00

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Hey Rowena, if anyone can do it - you can :) And what a great cause - I'll be rootin' for ya. xx

Donation by Sally Hems on 08/09/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Didn't I see you in the Berlin marathon just a few weeks ago?? :)

Donation by Cynan Rhodes on 08/09/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Will this cover your fee for the AR too?? Good luck, keep moving and slow and steady wins the race...

Donation by Marcie on 08/09/09

£10.00

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Good luck and keep running!

Donation by Marc de Jong on 08/09/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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Great effort Harding

Donation by Vijay Krishnarayan on 08/09/09

£10.00

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You go girl! Kx

Donation by Keiko on 08/09/09

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,487.12
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$1,487.12
  • Gift Aid$242.05

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