Edward Vincent is fundraising for Help for Heroes

Running Marathon des Sables for H4H

Marathon des Sables

on 27/03/2008

Me on the start line on the final day

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Raising money for

Help for Heroes

Charity Registration No. 1120920

Help for Heroes supports our wounded. Help for Heroes provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Edward Vincent

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Raised: 107%

Target: £25,000.00
Raised so far: £26,655.00

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My story

Hi, thanks for visiting my page.

I am now back from the desert, having completed the Marathon des Sables in one piece - coming in 439th out of about 800 starters. It was the longest & apparently hottest MdS there has been in the 23 years it has been going. On the second day, the temperature reached 52 degrees and most days it was 45.

I ran the MdS in memory of Lt Alex Tweedie, who died from injuries received in Iraq in April 2003 while serving with D Squadron The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment. I went to school with Alex & we were housemates in the 2nd and 3rd year of university. I also ran my first marathon (London 2002) with him.

Having discussed it with Alex's parents, we decided that Help for Heroes (www.helpforheroes.org.uk) would be a very good cause to raise money for, as it helps servicemen and women who have been wounded in the recent fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, including other soldiers from Alex's regiment. (You can read more about the charity by clicking the link above).

The Marathon des Sables is a stage race, run over 6-7 days across 150 miles (~240km) of the Sahara Desert - it is called by some the Toughest Footrace on Earth. Apart from a tent and water, we had to carry all our provisions (food, sleeping bag, clothes etc etc) ourselves - the bag weighed about 15kg at the start of the race.

Thank you very much for helping out,
Ed

	Can't believe it's takin me so long to sponsor you - Your a Machine EV Donation by Clare 21/05/08	£50.00
	In memory of Alex. An amazing effort and great to receive you have raised so much for a wonderful cause. Donation by Tom Hulme 18/05/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	All power to you. Gavin was my Sqn Ldr, I knew Alex when he was knee high, we will remember them all Donation by Tim Atkin 13/05/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Random donation from somebody you don't know, but just wanted to say congratulations on your achievement, H4H is a wonderful charity. Well done. Donation by Anonymous 02/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wonderful effort (you lucky sod!) And a wonderful cause: none better. Well done! Donation by John Law 02/05/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	returned from 'The Camp', this is their chosen charity so lead me to you. Congrats on the MDS - my brother was somewhere behind you(!) Donation by Claire 28/04/08	£45.00 + £12.69 Gift Aid
	What an incredible achievement. Well done!! Donation by Louise Dudley-Williams 28/04/08	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	An amazing achievement.....you are most definitley insane.....you want to do it again??!! Donation by Cindy 27/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Brilliant. We are thinking of Alex. Donation by Simon de Zoete 23/04/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sheetal Dhanuka 22/04/08	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	What an amazing acheivement. Congratulations on completing it and be sure to rest up before you start all over again! Donation by Yinka Ewuola 21/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Great cause, amazing thing to do, well done! Donation by Sharon Aitchison 21/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Elanor 16/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Milena Ivanova 15/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Absolutely amazing effort - can't believe you want to do it all again! Donation by Ali Barnes 15/04/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	WELL DONE Donation by Alexander Acloque 15/04/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	better late than never with my donation. Well done ! Donation by Betsy Festing 10/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	impressed Donation by Jamie & Anna Rankin 10/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	an extra £30 for nearly hitting the target I set! (so impressed) Donation by Emily Nicholl 10/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Tiny donation, have donated to this wonderful cause before. Well done. Donation by Fiona Burn 09/04/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done!! Donation by Roberta C-W 09/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congratulations from Clanfield Donation by Jonathan Raper 09/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done Eddie Donation by Marsha Morrison 07/04/08	£100.00
	Being ex Regt and ex runner of one or two marathons,only too pleased to support you and wish you the best of luck. Donation by Jamie Greenwell 05/04/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well played Sir Vincent Donation by Ted Madara 05/04/08	£500.00
	Delighted to contribute to such a good cause Donation by Cherry and Colin Crawford 04/04/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Awesome effort Id, slightly disappointed you failed your 'challenge within the challenge' but well done on the running. XXX. Donation by Gretch 04/04/08	£155.00 + £43.72 Gift Aid
	Am so proud of you my God-son Good Luck Eddie Donation by Jo Miller 03/04/08	£25.00
	From Major General Charles and Mrs Ramsay, in support of the Tweedie Family Donation by Major General Charles Ramsay 03/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck - such a good cause Donation by D & T Hiscock 03/04/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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