My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Well i can't believe it is all over!

I managed to plod round in the most appauling weather conditions - Wind, Rain and Cold! It was like a winters day with all runners getting soaked to the bone.

I hated every minute of it and I am certain that was my one and only marathon.

I actually trained for 13 out of the 16 weeks on my marathon training schedule (3 weeks of injury altogether)

I covered 428 miles in total during my training and went through 1.5 pairs of trainers.

My personal highs were; getting a personal best in the Wilmslow half-marathon, meeting new friends at Styal running club and finally crossing the finishing line at the Manchester marathon!

My personal lows were, various injuries including; Man Flu, Abscess in my eye, shin splints, swollen knee(twice) and the development of a hip problem and pins and needles in my left foot 3 weeks before the actual marathon! - Running in the cold and dark winters evenings, bleeding nipples, a short dose of athletes foot (maybe i was an athlete for a short time?) - shelling out lots of money on girly looking 'compression socks' (Also known in the trade as 'old man socks') and the 5 sessions of specialist physio I had to have to help reolve my hip/knee problems.

Thank you very much to all who have helped raise funds for Child-Flight by sponsoring me - This site will stay open until July so anyone is still able to donate to this wothwhile cause!

To find out more about the good work they do, go to:

http://childflight.co.uk/ 

Best wishes

Jim

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My charity

ChildFlight

ChildFlight

Charity Registration No. 327986

ChildFlight provides:- Holiday's in Florida children with potentially life threatening illnesses, together with their families. Santa Flight`s for disadvantaged and deserving children. Flights for Children requiring medical treatment aboard. ChildFlight is operated and administered by volunteers only, admin costs are usually less than 1p in each £ donated

Donations 14

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You must be mad but well done - same time next year??

Donation by Robert Pattison on 11/05/12

£26.00

+ £6.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck for the race this weekend, hope the body holds out and the weather is good.

Donation by Lindsay Britton-Spedding on 26/04/12

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Just think of the sense of achievement when you cross that finishing line. Good luck x

Donation by Tracey Thompson on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Jim. Sure you'll fly round.

Donation by Matt Etchells on 23/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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You can do it Jim. I'm so proud of you xx

Donation by Sue Sandiford on 13/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Jim. Great effort and great cause. Daniel

Donation by Daniel Gallo on 16/03/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Jim - all the hard work will pay off.

Donation by Louise Kania on 16/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Rather you than me! Enjoy the experience.

Donation by Anne Kilker on 18/11/11

Jim, Good luck with the training, it will alll be worthwhile when you cross the finish line like the Adam Ant idea?!

Donation by Libby Milsom on 02/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good Luck Jim - remember to get your pedicure booked!!!

Donation by Suzette Verrill on 28/10/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Jim

Donation by Simon Brooks on 28/10/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good Luck James

Donation by Simon Day on 24/10/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Jim, I agree with Mags, the fancy dress does sound like a good idea!

Donation by Gaynor Hallows on 24/10/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good Luck...fancy dress is compulsary...Adam Ant would be grat!!!

Donation by Margaret Ross on 19/09/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£271.00
  • Offline donations£20.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£291.00
  • Gift Aid£67.75

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