Duncan Hodge's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Duncan Hodge
Event: Ironman Fance
Event Date: 22nd Jun 2008
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About my charity : ECHO at Guy's ECHO at Guy's
ECHO provides support and assistance to families of children who have been born with heart conditions who are treated at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London. We help make life more bearable for families whose lives have been devastated by their child's, often life-limiting, heart condition. We offer telephone support, free newsletters, regular social events, ward visits, pre-natal support, and provide small items of medical equipment as well as furniture and equipment for parents' use whilst staying with their child at the Evelina Hospital.
Charity Registration No 287475
Fundraising target:  £2,500.00
Donations so far:  £ 2,647.00
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Many , many thanks to all who have donated.  Your generous efforts and kind words of encouragement carried me through a very tough day to complete the course in a fantastic 12h46m06s.  Individual splits were:

Swim  2.4miles - 1hr  (200th / 2500 competitors)

Bike - 112 miles -6hr52m (1600/2500)

Run - 26 miles 4hr33m (843/2500)

Overall 1084th place / 2500 ( I like to finish in the top half  )

I was targeting 13 hrs so I am 'over the moon' as they say. many thanks one and all

** This page will run until August when I will have passed the final off-line donations to ECHO **

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. ECHO is doing great work for children and families of children with Heart conditions. Please support them any way you can. 

Our friends, Kevin and Debbie Houghton have a son called Ben born in April 2005. Pre-natal scans revealed that he had a serious heart condition and Doctors initially thought that only half his heart would develop. Against all the odds, at birth both chambers of his heart had formed but the left side was severely damaged. Ben had 3 separate operations in the first few months of his life to correct the condition by catheter ballooning. At the age of 2, Ben had open heart surgery to repair two of his damaged valves. The operation was such a success, (Ben was home from hospital in just 8 days) that it is now hoped further surgery will not be needed until his teenage years. As for now, Ben is a happy, boisterous 3 year old, who is totally unaware of what a remarkably brave little boy he really is!

ECHO was of great help to Debbie and Kevin throughout Ben’s time at St Thomas’s and continues to offer them, and families like them, advice and support. Their website can be found at www.echo-evelina.org.uk

Ironman France ( www.ironmanfrance.com )  takes place on 22nd June 2008 in Nice on the Cote D'Azur. At 6am I will join 1,999 other participants on the start line. The course comprises a 2.5mile sea swim followed by a 112mile bike then a Marathon to finish. I am hoping to complete the race in about 12½ - 13 hours. Your support for ECHO will help keep me going when the legs start saying "No !!"

Donating through this site is totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: ECHO will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks again for your support,   Kia Kaha !!
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Peter S 20/08/2008 £10.00 n/a Well done lanky ! 
Douglas Walker 15/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 A superhuman effort....Well done! 
Enzo Genuardi 11/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well Done Duncan! Debbie is very proud! 
The DSU 01/07/2008 £110.00 £31.03 Well done mate, fantastic effort for a worthy cause. 
Brathers 29/06/2008 £140.00 £39.49 Well done Duncan! 
Lyle & Julie 16/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 legs of steel, heart of gold! Can I rub the vaseline in at the end?? 
Francis, Lisa & Ed 16/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Very best of luck with it, this charity deserves all the help it gets. 
Melanie Dann 15/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Ironman, what a remarkable achievement (hopefully) 
Mark Draycott 11/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I've see you put alot of hard effort down the gym good luck and remember the sun cream! 
Gill + Barry 10/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck Duncan - especially with the full leg wax!!! 
Andy + Kate Durham 09/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Rather you than me. Good luck and have fun. 
Nick & Chris Dennis 08/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck in France! We both admire what you are doing to benefit this worthy cause. 
eamonn m 20/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Brilliant intitiative ! 
Bee Joshi 15/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Ally Salisbury 15/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 you have my total respect! well done 
Annie Owen 13/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Duncan.  
Bob and Mary McSorley 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Duncan from Ben's Nanny and Grandad! 
Ben Houghton 29/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Thank you uncle Duncan for supporting ECHO, All the monies raised by your hard work will help me and others like me, your the best!! 
Pippa Blair 25/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Will see you more often at the Gym then, Extra training! 
Liz Crede 23/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Rather you than me, good luck 
Kats and Bryan 20/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck, we'll be thinking of you - will you be dressing up as a robot as well? 
Karen Orbell 18/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You must be mad!! Good Luck!! 
Anita Harris 16/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Duncan! What a long way 
Sinead Moloney 15/04/2008 £10.00 n/a Best of luck  
Fiona Smith 11/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Phew! Tired just reading about it! Fantastic cause 
John & Amanda 06/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Watch out for the jellyfish 
Ernie de la Torre 27/03/2008 £30.00 n/a I would give more but my dollar is worthless to you Brits! 
Pat, Ray + Winnie 24/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 We are very proud of you! 
Clive Wiesbauer 18/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Enjoy the day! 
Steve Connor 09/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Bonne Chance, Homme de Fer! 
Helen 01/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Who'd have thought it! This is an endurance event in the extreme! Lots and lots of luck with training and the day! 
Maureen Hodge 01/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I'm not sure we should be encouraging you! 
Maria Haynes 29/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck - You are a brave brave man!! 
Simon & Alev 27/02/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Can I rub ointment in your legs afterwards? Again. 
Sam cailes 25/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 It makes my event sound like a walk in the park ! 
Anne & Martin Hodge 23/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You must be off your chump 
Jo Davies 15/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck 
Bill & Jane 14/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Excellent fundraiser - good luck with the training 
Caroline and Russell 12/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck, you are a mad man! 
Rachel Grant 11/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck from Laszlo, Ben's friend from hospital! 
june and justin 08/02/2008 £100.00 n/a good luck duncan love june and justin 
Jude Saffron 05/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck, fantastic cause and achievement 
Bromley Boys Rule 01/02/2008 £100.00 n/a Great job, Duncan! You have set the bar so high that "I can see your house from here!" 
Kevin and Debbie Houghton 01/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good Luck Duncan, and our sincere gratitude for choosing ECHO as your charity! Roll on Nice... 
Doreen and Michael 01/02/2008 £10.00 n/a Well done for even trying! 
Carly Ellison 01/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck 
Gareth 31/01/2008 £100.00 £28.21 GBs with you all the way! 
Jenny and Luiz 31/01/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck, great cause! 
Debbie 30/01/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck 'Ironman' 
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*Total donated online: £1,910.00
Amount raised offline: £737.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £465.38
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