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On March 27th, I'm going to the sahara to run the Marathon des Sables, a 155 mile footrace ran over 6 days, in temperatures of around 42 degrees. I will be self sufficient throughout, carrying my own food and equipment. People have died on the course, limbs get broken, and no one escapes the blisters. In training for this event I have heard many useful words of advice, but the one that stays with me is that you need to understand what your motivation is.  When you're halfway through the night stage, with feet like corned beef, a swollen tongue and a dehydrated brain, you are faced with the option of pulling out a flare and calling for a heli-vac to take you out of the race, or carrying on through the pain. If you don't have the right reason for running, it's too easy to drop out. My reason is Blossom, my cousin's daughter, who was born without functioning kidneys. She has just received a kidney, transplanted from her dad. I have seen her undergo an amazing recovery, and have been told by the doctors at  Great Ormond Street about how Blossom's condition could one day be preventable, but as yet there is no cure for Kidney disease. That is why I would like to raise money for Kids Kidney Research - a highly worthwhile and personally relevant cause.
 

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Kids Kidney Research

Kids Kidney Research

Charity Registration No. 266630

Kids Kidney Research funds vital research into the prevention and cure of kidney disease and children at the Institute of Child Health and the Renal Unit of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Kidney failure has no cure, making research and your support so important. Please help them now.

Donations 128

Freeeeeeaaaak! x

Donation by Catherine on 12/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Very best wishes...star status guaranteed.

Donation by Bill Jackson on 12/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck !

Donation by Caroline Dunley on 12/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

I think you are completely mad - but it is an amazing thing to do. I am full of admiration for you!!

Donation by Maggie Solon on 12/03/08

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck with this mate.

Donation by BEN M on 12/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

I've no idea why you'd want to put yourself through that much pain but good luck!

Donation by Max on 12/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Good to meet you at the weekend. We wish you all the best, you nutta.

Donation by Laura and Niall on 12/03/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

another £30 or a free dinner if you finish (we are after all economists and believe in incentives)

Donation by frederic Blanc-Brude on 11/03/08

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

I know Luke Solon's mum.Good luck.

Donation by nick Martin on 11/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mike! What you are doing is just amazing x

Donation by Carole Smila on 11/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

I'm prepared to offer 50 p a mile. So I'm expecting to donate around £20.

Donation by nik on 11/03/08

£77.50

+ £21.86 Gift Aid

Are you doing it in fancy dress?

Donation by dominic goodman on 11/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck dude, you are a freaking legend and we are all thinking of you back here x

Donation by Cecily Toshack on 11/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Get in Mike!

Donation by Simon Sole on 11/03/08

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck dude!

Donation by Morgan on 11/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Amazing stuff bro! Kia Kaha

Donation by Stefan Chapman on 07/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

you're an insane plonker. bon chance

Donation by nick d on 06/03/08

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

A wonderful cause. Good luck!

Donation by Karolina Szwarnowski on 06/03/08

£20.00

Just do it(!), Mike

Donation by Mladen on 05/03/08

£20.00

you're a star - all the very best!

Donation by rosie palmer on 04/03/08

£50.00

Good luck, it's an impressive undertaking

Donation by Susan Cripps on 03/03/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Mike

Donation by JCA on 03/03/08

£100.00

With love xx

Donation by Penny G on 03/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Best wishes

Donation by glinys weller on 02/03/08

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

We're with you all the way - but only in spirit! Good luck.

Donation by Bridget Watson and John English on 29/02/08

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£6,146.10
  • Offline donations£2,205.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£8,351.10
  • Gift Aid£1,294.22

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