Update: I have hit the target so have to do the run. Thanks to everyone who has put their hand in their pocket - I will finish and hope to do it in under an hour so that means no pub stops!  I have my running top now and providing I can squeeze into it I will be hoping to get a new picture for Andrew to doctor for future ridicule. Thanks again!

Firstly, thank you for taking time to visit this fundraising page. This is my first run where I am raising money for charity and it is only my second run ever. Please sponsor me online as I am told it makes the experience seem much more worthy (and polishes the ego to boot!). Also, I need to raise £400 to be allowed to run for ASPIRE so if you really want to punish me, dig deep and make sure I have the entry place! I have chosen this charity as they are not one of the mainstream charities and I would hope that the little I raise/you give will be of great help to them.

My company, Atos Origin, has agreed to match any donations rasied up to a limit so I would like to take as much from them as possible - again, this relies on your generousity
 

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: ASPIRE will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Should you want to come and support me or simply hurl abuse: "The race will start on Birdcage Walk and follow an anti-clockwise route around the City of Westminster and the City of London via Parliament Square, Embankment, Blackfriars Bridge, Queen Victoria Street, Cannon Street, Great Tower Street, Crutched Friars, Fenchurch Street, Leadenhall Market, Cornhill, Queen Victoria Street, Puddle Dock, Embankment, Horseguards Avenue, Whitehall and via Trafalgar Square to the Finish in The Mall.
Runners will pass many of London’s famous sights, including Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The London Eye, Cleopatra’s Needle, Tate Gallery, Millennium Bridge, The Monument, Lloyds of London, Leadenhall Market, Bank of England, Mansion House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Horseguards, Nelson's Column and Admiralty Arch. Buckingham Palace acts as the backdrop to the start and finish." I will be the one in the vest marked "Fat Boy"

Many thanks for your support - I really appreciate it and special thanks to my friends and colleagues that have given me so much good encouragement in person and graphically (see left).

Russell