On Friday 7th November 2003, my sister Jane went to bed with plans for a nice day out in London with her husband the next day. Her 8-year-old daughter and 7-month-old son slept quietly in their rooms. The next morning, she never woke up.
Jane was a fit and healthy 35-year-old. There had been no warning to us that she had a condition that could lead to Sudden Cardiac Death. There is so little awareness that even cardiologists, who mainly deal with coronary heart disease in older people, can fail to spot indications of these conditions. It is estimated that up to 8 young people die a week in the UK due to cardiac abnormalities.
On April 17th, I am running the London Marathon to raise money for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). CRY works to increase awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death, provide bereavement support and counselling to victims' families, support medical research and develop a national screening programme. To find out more, please visit their site www.c-r-y.org.uk
For those outside the UK, please be aware that too little is known to the international medical community about Sudden Cardiac Death so sponsoring me and helping fund medical research will be of benefit to people all around the world who have these fatal conditions but do not know it.
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 UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor me now! Many thanks for your support.
Philip Allen
P.S. My sister Katie is also running the London Marathon for CRY in memory of Jane. Please also look at her webpage www.justgiving.com/janeallen
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TRAINING LOG
After an unofficial (i.e just the 3 of us) 10K race on Boxing Day with Katie and Tim, I am entering my first full-scale race on Sunday 23rd January in a 10K race at Epsom. Training so far has seen my longer runs increase to 10 miles. Katie and I are also entered for half-marathons in Brighton in February and Silverstone in March. (11/1/05)
Today's 10K race in Epsom, run around and across the racecourse, was pretty hilly cross-country and very scenic. Time of 55min 53sec, an improvement on before. My longer training runs have now reached 16 miles. (23/01/05)
Katie and I ran the first of two half marathons in our training schedule on Sunday in Brighton: the Sussex Beacon Half Marathon. Great sunny day running along the promenade towards Hove, back past the piers and up along the cliffs the other way. Ran together all the way and crossed the line together in 1 hour 56 min 10 sec. Ran in CRY heart costume and am likely to do the London Marathon in this. (22/02/05)
Katie, Tim and I ran the Flora London Half Marathon around Silverstone Grand Prix racetrack yesterday. Up to 10,000 runners packed the start/finish straight as we sped past the grandstand to the Formula 1 theme tune. We held back to try to avoid injuries close to the marathon and finished just over 2 hours. Great circuit to run round. (14/03/05)
Too much to say about the whole London Marathon experience to put it all here. It was very hot in costume but great with the crowds and seeing friends and family there to cheer us on. Ran with Katie for 10 miles, then we agreed she should go ahead, as she needed a faster pace with no costume on. Finished in 5 hrs 6 mins 30 secs (12 mins behind Katie). Last mile very emotional with all thoughts of Jane. (20/4/05)
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Raised so far: £6,407.28
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saw mention in the old guildfordian. all the best with your fund raising. Donation by richard alsford on 06/06/05 |
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Congratulations, well done Donation by Rosalind Hinkley on 10/05/05 |
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Well Done! Still fresh as a Daisy at 14 miles and in no need of my 1st aid! Donation by Laura Duffy on 24/04/05 |
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Well done, very proud of what you've achieved - on to the next project! Donation by Edwin ten Dam on 18/04/05 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Just seen the mention on BBC - CRY is a great cause - good luck Donation by Andy Lister on 17/04/05 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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With Love Donation by Anonymous on 16/04/05 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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good luck! Donation by Richard Hinkley on 16/04/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Phil, Watch out for those Rhino's and Wombles they try and trip you up Donation by Nev Knight on 15/04/05 |
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Best wishes from a former student - good luck for Sunday! Donation by James Watson on 14/04/05 |
£20.00 |
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see you on the start line!! Donation by little sis (katie) on 12/04/05 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Anonymous on 07/04/05 |
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Good Luck & best wishes Donation by Sara Chipper on 01/04/05 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 01/04/05 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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good luck Donation by Anonymous on 01/04/05 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, Phillip! Donation by Nikki R on 18/03/05 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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good luck with the marathon Donation by simon and christine on 01/03/05 |
£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid |
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your half marathon completion bonus. well done! Donation by Edwin on 25/02/05 |
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Saw you at the Brighton half. Great costume!! Wonderful that you are running in memory of your sis Donation by Tineka D'Ath on 25/02/05 |
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you can beat Katie! Donation by Edwin ten Dam on 08/12/04 |
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Good luck in the race mate. We'll be thinking of you - Neil and Tracy Donation by Neil Humphreys on 28/11/04 |
£20.00 |
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Donation by Anne Campbell on 25/11/04 |
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Good luck Phillip. All the best in this great venture. Donation by Patrick Baker on 10/11/04 |
£20.00 |
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Phil,We admire you for doing this and are happy to contribute.Run well, best of luck! Karen K. et al Donation by Karen Kolp on 05/11/04 |
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What a challenge---You'll do great!!!! Donation by Anonymous on 04/11/04 |
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Happy to sponsor and good luck for the race Donation by Terence Gale on 02/11/04 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £706.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £5,701.28 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £6,407.28 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £125.79 |
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