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My story

 

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.  This will be my third London Marathon and, yet again, I will be raising funds for a chariy that is close to my heart.  For my last two Marathons I have chosen to raise funds for Cancer charities which have touched me personally and this year is no different.  This year I will be raising funds for, and awareness of, a lesser known charity, Cancer Vaccine Institute.  For further information on the work this charity are doing please take a look at www.cancervaccine.org.uk.

I managed to complete my first Marathon in 4 hours, 10 minutes and 19 seconds, my second Marathon was completed in 3 hours, 52 minutes and 10 seconds and this year I hope to improve again. 

I began my training in January and it has been a tough journey through many dark, cold and wet evenings but has been going well.  I have so far acheived all my training targets.  During this time I have only suffered a minor injury to my calves which may still need some attention in the latter stages of training.  I have acheived my goals with the support of my family and my running club.

I will try and give regular training updates during these last few weeks of training so if you are interested in hearing about my suffering then please check in again!

The training is still going to plan and on Sunday i took part in the Cranleigh 21 mile race which i completed in 2 hours 52 minutes. This was a training run so i took it easy and increased the pace at around mile 15 as i felt  quite fresh and finished strongly. I was scheduled to do 20 miles in approx 3 hours so achieved my goal for the day.

I have a tuff schedule this week with a mixture of speed work, tempo sessions and steady runs culminating in a 22.5 mile run on Sunday.

I will fill you in next week on how i got on!

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Vaccine Institute gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please take a look at the link above to discover a little about the good work Cancer Vaccine Institute are doing, dig deep and sponsor me now!

Eddie

well done mate, apologies for the delay Donation by Martin (Marty) 18/05/09  

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very brave! got round to sponsoring in the end! Donation by Kerry 30/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Wesso!! Donation by Tunde 29/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

well done Donation by allison & boys 28/04/09  

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Well done Donation by wendy nicholas 27/04/09  

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Sorry I'm a bit late sponsoring - am hoping you did it yesterday!! (though I guess you could still be on your way round the course!) Donation by Helen Ebden 27/04/09  

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Well done! Donation by Jenny 27/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

have a great run, you've trained hard. Donation by Matthew, Clare & Megan 26/04/09  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Good luck, I'm an old mate of Steve & Danny's from HSBC RFC. Donation by Dave (Edna) 26/04/09  

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A mate of steve's from HSBC Rugby Donation by Mark Griffin (PIG) 25/04/09  

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All the hard training will pay off - then you can have a few beers! Donation by Helen G 24/04/09  

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All the best for the big day - good luck! x Donation by The Jacob Family 24/04/09  

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Good luck Eddie. Doing well for your age Son! Donation by Craig Hibbert 24/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck mate, Hope the hip doesn't give you too much jip. Donation by The Boy 24/04/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

What a great total for a charity that touches so many lives. Well done mate. Donation by Gouldie 24/04/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck Ed! I'll look out for you on the telly! Donation by Georgina Bullen 24/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

have fun and good luck mate! Donation by Katy Morrison 24/04/09  

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Run fat boy run! Donation by Martin Chan-Sing 24/04/09  

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Good Luck Ed. Donation by Ishbel MacKenzie 23/04/09  

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Good Luck Donation by kevin lewis 23/04/09  

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I told you I would get round to it! Best of luck Ed. Home you achieve your goal time. Donation by Tracy James 22/04/09  

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Good luck & for a great cause, go for it! Donation by Barry, Penny & Connie 22/04/09  

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Donation by Emlyn 22/04/09  

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Best of luck Ed! Donation by Stacy and Adam 22/04/09  

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Run Forrest Run Donation by Lachy 21/04/09  

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Run a good one for Daniel!!! Good luck Donation by Sam Kirk 20/04/09  

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I you to do a good time although I did overhear you start to make some excusses today Donation by Pete 20/04/09  

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Break a leg... Donation by Griff 20/04/09  

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You're clearly mad, will double it if you cross the finish line "sprouts out" ! Donation by The Treacy Clan 20/04/09  

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Good luck Donation by Richie Rich 20/04/09  

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