A great experience yesterday but maybe not one to be repeated too often... Everyone made it round at or around our target times.
Rossco 3h55m11
Bungee 3h58m13
Sophy 4h30m53 (narrowly beating her husband - nice one Soph...)
Graham 4h33m07
Potters 4h39m49
Karl 4h57m21
Thanks to everyone who has supported us, through donations or cheering on the day. We've raised over £25k (plus Gift Aid) for 2 great charities.
A special thanks to the runners of Team Ross - great effort!
Karl
Message from Karl Donnan
Our second son Ross was born in May 2008 suffering from a severe and rare form of epilepsy which caused him to have several seizures every day. After about 6 weeks and with Ross's seizures peaking at about 80 per day, the doctors finally tried a combination of drugs which managed to control his seizures and we were allowed to take Ross home. His seizures remain under control, but the greater challenge Ross is facing is as his brain activity is permanently 'chaotic', his mental development has been very limited. At 18 months he has yet to roll-over or sit up. His head control is pretty minimal and his eyesight is rubbish. But he has a great smile!
Having Ross has opened our eyes to the whole sub-culture of people who everyday face serious health and development problems with their kids, something most people are unaware of until they're forced into it. Charities are an invaluable source of support and help to the many families with sick kids and the National Society for Epilepsy (www.epilepsysociety.org.uk)help by funding cutting-edge research into the causes of and treatments for epilepsy, by raising awareness of epilepsy and by providing residential care for epilepsy sufferers. Without donations they will have to reduce the amount of support they supply, and which many families depend on.
During summer 2009 my friend Richard and I raised money for the National Society for Epilepsy by climbing (see www.archiesmountain.com). For 2010 two good friends Ross Arnott and Graham Cruden were very easy to persuade to tackle the marathon in aid of the NSE and for Ross. A huge challenge for them in aid of a great cause. The rest of the team (myself, Craig Clarkson and Dave Phillips) will be running to raise money for The Children's Trust (www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk), which helps kids who have profound and multiple disabilities - see www.justgiving.com/ross2010.
You can donate through JustGiving in the confidence that your details are secure with them. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
You can also help by entering our sweepstake for a chance to win 2 tickets plus hotel for the Heineken Cup Final to be held in Paris on 20th May 2010 (www.justgiving.com/131milesinhowlong).
So please dig deep and donate now.
Thanks,
Karl Donnan
