<p>(updated 12th October 2011)</p> <p>Thank you to all who have&nbsp;donated!</p> <p>Your kindness and generosity kept me going those last few difficult miles and I managed to complete the marathon in 4 hours 23 minutes and 32 seconds!</p> <p>It was very painful, but worth it to think of the money&nbsp;we have raised for&nbsp;such a&nbsp;good cause.</p> <p>It is still possible to donate if you wish, and anything would be gratefully received!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am running the Chester Marathon for Cancer Research.</p> <p>I'm sure everyone will agree that this is an excellent cause, as almost everyone has been touched by the pain cancer causes in some way.</p> <p>I am not a 'natural' runner and training for this has not come easily for me!&nbsp;Only a couple of years ago, I couldn't even run more than 100 steps at a time!&nbsp; But, 4 stone and several hundred miles of training later, I'm almost ready to face the 26.2 miles!</p> <p>I've dedicated the last 4 months to training for it, sacrificing a lot of fun and frolicks (not to mention alcohol!)&nbsp;on the way.&nbsp; I even maintained the programme in the scorching Nevada heat whilst on 'holiday' in Vegas!</p> <p>I hope you'll support me through this marathon - I'm really going to need an incentive to get through those last few miles, and knowing I can't let everyone who sponsored me down will go a big way to making it possible!</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>