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

	Good Luck Paul - perhaps I'll do it in 2008 !! Donation by jimdennison 18/01/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Keep on running! Donation by John McGuire 18/01/07	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Wish you the best!!! Donation by sharath konda 18/01/07	£7.50 + £2.12 Gift Aid
	We'll be there to support you on the day. We're proud of you. Good Luck Donation by Mum & Dad 18/01/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best wishes Donation by Nick Wise 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Break a leg - on second thoughts, don't... Donation by Sarah Cooper 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate Donation by F Kyne 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep on running... Donation by Andy Mottershead 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Markho 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Paul. Donation by Feng Huang 18/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	good luck. Donation by shine paul 18/01/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck! Donation by Andy McAleer 18/01/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sorry to hear of your loss Paul. Good luck with the Marathon, and for a great cause. Donation by Bayleaf 18/01/07	£20.00
	I am sorry to hear of your cousin, hope this helps a bit, we will be chearing you on the event! Donation by Victor Cataluna 17/01/07	£50.00
	Good luck Paul! Donation by Steve Knight 17/01/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Ken Bell 17/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck, I couldn't manage it! Donation by Shawn 17/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	GO Paul GO! Donation by Caroline Henderson 17/01/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	a marathon! bleedin' eck, i couldn't do it! Donation by laputain 17/01/07	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go Daddy, go!! xxx Donation by Jack-Jack and Beanie 17/01/07	£50.00 + £14.10 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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