Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Since I started running nearly 7 years ago I've begun to enjoy the challenge of long distance races, and with another marathon coming up in the next couple of months (Edinburgh Marathon - 31st May) it would seem wasteful not to use the opportunity to try and raise some money for a good cause.

I first heard about Classrooms for Malawi (www.classroomsformalawi.org) from my wife Linda who works at Bearsden Academy who have already raised more than £8000 for Ngumbe Secondary School. This charity believes that education is one of the strongest routes out of poverty, and with around 2 million children in Malawi being taught in unsafe or unsuitable classrooms work has been ongoing to build not just school classrooms but to build whole school infrastructure. You may also be aware that recent torrential rain and floods have made the job of building these schools even more difficult and so now seems the right time to try and help this cause.

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Whilst this is not the first marathon I have ran the hard work and training that goes into each never gets easier, so if you have some spare pennies and think the cause is worthwhile then please donate. All donations are gratefully received.

Best Wishes,

Gavin