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Fastest marathon dressed as a baby (World Record Attempt)

Amanda Brigham is raising money for York Special Care Baby Unit Support Group
“Various events including 3 peak challenge and World record marathon attempt”

on 3 February 2012

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“We support the relief, care and treatment of premature and sick new born babies in the SCBU at York Hospital, by assisting with the purchase of specialised medical equipment, improving amenities and facilities, supporting parents and siblings and helping with the training of staff on the unit."

Story

<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;my JustGiving page.</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">On 23rd April at the London Marathon I will be attempting to break the </span><strong>World Record for running the&nbsp;fastest marathon dressed as a baby </strong></span></p> <p>There are&nbsp;a few reasons&nbsp;why I've chosen to do&nbsp;this, I'll start with the charity rather than my addiction to attention seeking:</p> <p><strong>York SCBU looked after both Isobel and Jude in their first few days so&nbsp;Amanda and I&nbsp;saw first hand the good work they do and we saw how much they rely on donations. This is the charity of choice for Lakeside Primary School and I'm proud to say it was Izi that successfully presented this to the judging panel.</strong></p> <p>....and yes, of course this is another chance for me to seek attention. I'd looked at some of the World Records that exist for running the Marathon and was tempted before. The fastest banana was a-peel-ing (sorry) especially as the time was quite easy to achieve....or it was, someone has now shattered that record so I put the idea of World Record on hold. I had thought about running as Captain Canary - the NCFC mascot&nbsp;but my mind was made up when SCBU became charity of choice for the kids' school.</p> <p>It seemed appropriate to&nbsp;go round the marathon course as a baby. I looked to see if a <strong>World Record </strong>was set for this, it was and currently stands at <strong>3h 13 minutes</strong>. A very challenging time and&nbsp;one I have only been faster than twice in my 7 marathons. My application to attempt this record has now been accepted and the criteria set. Nappy, bib, dummy, bottle and bonnet must be taken round the 26 and a bit miles........the challenge is on, it won't be easy but I&nbsp;will give it a good go to&nbsp;get myself in the record books and raise as much money for SCBU as I can.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p><strong>So please dig deep and donate now.</strong></p>

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