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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>We did it!</strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />I finished in a time of 4:44, which is … well … leisurely. Lou came in just after. But given how we thought it was going to end (cramp, bloody nipples and the use of barely-legal stimulants), it’s a bit of a triumph.<br /><br />There’s already talk of doing the NYC marathon in 2011. That may yet prove to be the endorphins talking. But it doesn’t really matter. We had a blast – and raised a bunch of money doing it. <br /> <br /> <strong>How great are YOU?</strong><br /><br />To date, you’ve donated over $1500 and all that in just three weeks. So we just wanted to thank you all SO much for your generosity. Both charities do fantastic work for people far less fortunate than us – so please know your money's going to two great causes.<br /> <br /> <strong>Still want to donate?</strong><br /> <br /> We’ll be keeping our pages up for another few weeks. So if you’d still like to donate, here’s where your money goes. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mind.org.uk/thisismind">http://www.mind.org.uk/thisismind</a><br /> <a href="http://www.susanfazio.org/">http://www.susanfazio.org/</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;" lang="EN-US">Thanks again. <br /> <br /> Al (& Lou) x<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;" lang="EN-US"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></strong></strong>P.S. Lou's page is at: <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/louiseaddissmith">http://www.firstgiving.com/louiseaddissmith</a><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></strong></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /> </span></p>