Jon McMahon

Jon McMahon's RAFA London Marathon

Fundraising for The RAF Association (RAFA)
£1,535
raised of £2,000 target
by 20 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2010, on 25 April 2010
Participants: Just me, with lots of support from friends and family!
The RAF Association (RAFA)

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RCN 226686 (England & Wales) - SC037673 (Scotland)
We provide welfare support to the RAF family

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Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

Having never run a full marathon I thought I'd use the opportunity to raise money for a very worthwhile cause.  I have been a member of the RAFA since I joined the Air Force 17 years ago and the support it offers both serving and ex-serving airmen and women and their families is invaluable.  In fact my relationship with the RAFA has existed longer than the one I have with my wife!!!!  They can only continue with this work thanks to your generous donations. 

As a personal challenge I would like to complete the race in under three and a half hours, although my training is far from ideal as I will spend the last six months of 2009 in Afghanistan recovering from a achilles injury so there will be a lot of work when I get back, but it will be worth it.  Big thanks must go out to the Kandahar Physio staff who have helped my with a speedy recovery so that I do have time to train for this race.  Thanks to their efforst I have been able to start training again in earnest and completed several runs at both Kandahar and Kabul to get some of the benefits of training at altitude.  Now that I am home safely I can reap the rewards of those final weeks of training to prepare for the race and hopefully achieve my target time.

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About the charity

The RAF Association (RAFA)

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RCN 226686 (England & Wales) - SC037673 (Scotland)
The RAF Association is dedicated to supporting serving and former RAF personnel and their families. Whether it's an injured airman fighting to get back onto his feet, a young daughter missing her parent away on overseas operations or a WWII veteran needing a shoulder to lean on, we are here to help.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,535.00
+ £76.15 Gift Aid
Online donations
£290.00
Offline donations
£1,245.00

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