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So it's the day after the night before and I've completed the marathon.

The marathon itself was a very rewarding and fantastic experience. LEPRA printed my name on my T-Shirt so I had literally hundreds of "C'mon Jack" and "You can do it Jack" type shouts of encouragement. It was very inspiring and a bit humbling and has left me with a more positive view of human nature.

I finished the course in 4 hours 29 mins and 50 seconds which I was originally hoping to better. But since my training plan had all sorts of issues (knee injuries, colds, achilles problems, snow, etc) I didn't manage to put in enough miles and so I was pretty pleased just to have finished. I didn't mind getting over taken by Superman but I was less pleased when a gorilla and then a banana sprinted past though!

Thanks once again to everyone who's donated.

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Running a marathon is a pretty brutal experience. On my previous attempt I cracked at 22 miles and had to hobble the last 4 miles with both legs cramping (see my photos and video opposite)

I'm going to run the 2010 Virgin London Marathon and hopefully this time it's going to be different! I'm going to go through more pain and do more training. It's also going to be for charity and the charity I've chosen is LEPRA which is a very worthwhile cause and whose mission is to restore health, hope and dignity to people affected by leprosy and other diseases of poverty.

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Thanks.

Jack
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Good Luck Jack! From the Bennetts x Donation by Nicola Bennett on 22/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Good luck! Donation by Colin Barr on 09/02/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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That's £1/mile from us (admiration) and 50p/mile from the boys (maths practice: if a man runs 26 miles at 6mph, how long before he wishes he hadn't) Donation by All the Sparkes! on 08/02/10

 
£39.00 + £11.00 Gift Aid
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Best of Luck! Donation by Steve Davies on 05/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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See you in London at the end! Donation by Justin Robinson on 04/02/10

 
£26.36 + £7.43 Gift Aid
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Good luck Jack Donation by Darren Saunders on 03/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Good cause, if a rather strenuous way of going about it! Enjoy! Donation by Paul Makin on 02/02/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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Its such a torturous challenge Jack, but for a good cause. Hope that you can run to the finish this time. Donation by Tommy Wong on 02/02/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Good Luck Jack!! aprt of me thinks you are completly mad but part is slightly jealous - enjoy every step.... xx Donation by Torna Arnold on 01/02/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Don't forget to vaseline your nips! ;) Donation by Steve George on 01/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Best of luck. We'll be with you every step of the way, in spirit at least! Donation by Rob Willett on 01/02/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Good luck Jack Donation by Lee Gardner on 01/02/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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Thanks for the cake. Good luck with the run, it's a great cause. Donation by Tim Wilson on 01/02/10

 
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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Good luck Donation by Jeremy Moult on 01/02/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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Good luck Donation by Nick Coombes on 01/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Great stuff Jack. Good luck! Donation by Holly on 01/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Good luck Jack. No cakes for you today then! Donation by Adrian Edwards on 01/02/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Good luck Jack - and thanks for the cakes! Donation by Chris Shearman on 01/02/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Best of luck, Jack. Thanks for the cake! Donation by Philippa Gray on 01/02/10

 
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Good luck (rather you than me!) Donation by Louise Webb on 01/02/10

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I even enjoyed it after I cracked (earlier than you at 21 miles), but then I am a bit strange.....so my wife says. Donation by Gavin Dibb on 01/02/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Well you're braver than I am thats for sure. See you on the 2nd. Have a great xmas and new year with Nicky and Toby x Donation by Amy Williamson on 07/12/09

 
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
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Good luck! Rather you than me. x Donation by Emma Osborne on 06/12/09

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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