Paul Durbin is fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young

In memory of Adrian Martinez

Flora London Marathon 2007

on 22/04/2007

Adrian Martinez

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just me

Raising money for

Cardiac Risk in the Young

Charity Registration No. 1050845

Hundreds of young people die unexpectedly of heart defects every year. CRY works to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and campaigns for proactive screening of young people. It offers help and support to those who have suffered a loss, provides medical information, carries out Mobile Cardiac Screening and ECG Testing Programmes within local communities and contributes to medical research. For more information please go to www.c-r-y.org.uk

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Paul Durbin

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Raised: 187%

Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £2,802.64

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My story

***UPDATE***

I finished!

I made it but boy was it hot. It was a fantastic experience and the sore legs and blisters were worth it. The support from the crowd was amazing and I felt the support of everyone who sponsored me every step of the way. I'd like to thank you all for your help in achieving this outstanding figure, it has exceeded what I ever thought was possible and I still have another €1000 to collect from Citrix. Despite being beaten by a couple Bakewell tarts I am very happy to have finished in 4:51:02.

I was inspired to run by the loss of my cousin Adrian. His birthday was 30th April and he would have been 23 years old. I am honoured that I was able do this in his memory. My love and thoughts will be with Frankie, Angel, Lucas, Julian and Olivia on Monday.

Paul

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I ran the Great North Run 7 years ago and said I'd never do a full marathon, but here I am! I'm doing this in memory of my cousin Adrian Martinez, who died suddenly at the age of 22 on 10 August 06.

Adrian was an talented cross country and track runner and it is this that shocked me the most when I heard the news of Adrian's passing. How can such a young fit guy die so suddenly? I felt I needed to make sense of what had happened and understand more about why this sort of sudden death occurs. I did a lot of Googling and came across CRY's web site amongst the searches. I soon realised that what happened to Adrian is not uncommon. It seems incredible to me how such life threatening conditions can go completely undetected. Hopefully with this small contribution I can help prevent other families from going through the same tragedy and help those that have already lost love ones come to terms with what has happened.

So please dig deep and sponsor me online.

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

Many thanks for your support.

Paul

	You should be very proud of yourself - its a great achievement. Donation by Melanie Belkin 27/04/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Sarah Packer 26/04/07	£10.00
	Donation by Nat 21/04/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, enjoy the sights! Donation by Chris Wright 21/04/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Don't sweat it! :-) Donation by James Gilmore 20/04/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	26 miles dressed as Windsor Castle? Good luck. Donation by SimonF 19/04/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Paul - go for it! Donation by Lesley Hartley 19/04/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck!! Donation by MattStrain 19/04/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'm looking for a sub 3 hour time from you Paul :) Best of luck and enjoy the day. Love from us all Donation by Gary, Ruth, Naomi and Lois 19/04/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	good luck - you are doing a wonderful thing for a fantastic cause, every step will be hugely worthwh Donation by rebecca vogt´- french 13/04/07	£50.00
	Think of that nice cool drink at the end Donation by Gail,Nick,Bella,James,Guy,Marcus 12/04/07	£20.00
	Paul good luck - relax and enjoy the day,picture and remember the wall is only as big as you think Donation by Jeremy Turner 11/04/07	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Super initiative Paul ! Donation by Jean-Luc 02/04/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and don't worry - I'm sure the damage will eventually heal ;) Donation by Rich Benwell 20/03/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good on you Bro' !! Good luck Donation by Simon Durbin 18/03/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Karsten 14/03/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Kerri Fuller 13/03/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Paul! Donation by Laura Abbott 12/03/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by AndrewI 09/03/07	£10.00
	All the best Donation by ChrisM 09/03/07	£20.00
	Mad I tell you Donation by DaveB 09/03/07	£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
	Just did/survived NY and loved it!enjoy the day, soak upthe atmosphereand forgetthe training runs! Donation by Tony Coleman 08/03/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'll look out for you on TV, I'll guess you'll be near the front ;) Good Luck! Donation by Andy Bullock 07/03/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Neil B 07/03/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by t_highfield 07/03/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by RobM 07/03/07	£20.00
	Go for it Paul :) Donation by Simon Plant 07/03/07	£41.50 + £11.71 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by James Price 07/03/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate, run like the wind! Donation by Russ & Debs 06/03/07	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	All the best Paul Donation by Nick Perry 24/02/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,121.00
Offline donations:	£681.64
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£420.26

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