London Marathon World Record Attempt '07
Page creator: Guy Wilby
Event: Flora London Marathon 2007
Event Date: 22nd Apr 2007
Team Members: Adam Berry, Ed Corbett, Nick Geddes, Oli Gibson, Nick Harding, Oli Holland, Nathan Jones, James Kennedy, Eoghan Murray, Max Rushden, Clive Sanders, Matt Skelding, Ian Smith, Nick Vye, Guy Wilby, James Wrighton, Nadim Zaman
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On 22 April 2007, 17 hardy soles will be putting their bodies (and sense of dignity) on the line to endeavour to do what no man has done before. In doing so, and if successful, they’ll be putting their names in the history books and will rank alongside Great British heroes such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes (‘the world's greatest living explorer’), Elen MacArthur (‘the fastest ever sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe’), and Thomas Blackthorne (‘the greatest weight lifted with a human tongue’).

 

And how will they do this I hear your cry?

 

Stage 1 – Dress up as a bunch of convicts (see image left)

Stage 2 – Chain the 17 of us together (yes, 17 of us!)

Stage 3 – Run the 26.2 cramp inducing miles of the London Marathon (in case you forgot we’ll all be chained together)

 

In doing so we will officially earn ourselves a place in the Guinness World Records for ‘Most Linked Runners to Complete a Marathon’.

 

More importantly, and this is where you come in, we are breaking this record in order to raise as much as possible for charity. Our target is a massive, but achievable, £35,000 in total so please give as generously as you can.

 

Thank you all for your support,

The World Record Breaking Team 2007

 

PS As a team, all money raised is being split between two equally fantastic charities – Dreams Come True and Shelter. If you would prefer to donate towards Shelter then please go to our other site www.justgiving.com/worldrecordshelter

 

PPS Also, don’t forget to select the gift aid option when donating – by doing so Dreams Come True will receive a further 28% at no extra cost to you.

 

 

 

 

 

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Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Convict #4 28/06/2007 £250.00 n/a From Emerson Willis Ltd. Ian, we can't believe you ran with a torn cruciate ligament and cartilage! 
Convict #4 07/06/2007 £28.00 n/a  
Babs 05/06/2007 £15.00 n/a  
Convict #4's family & friends 04/06/2007 £300.50 n/a Heroes 
chris oxley 29/05/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Sorry for the delay!!! well done  
Graham Keene 29/05/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Well done Geoff James & your record breaking mates 
Nicola Thatcher 25/05/2007 £10.00 n/a  
Matthew Skelding 25/05/2007 £47.59 n/a  
Gerry Willis 20/05/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Very Well done. Annie and Gerry 
Thomas "The Tongue" Blackthorne 15/05/2007 £50.00 n/a Flattery will get you everywhere! Congratulations on your achievement.  
Nick Vye 14/05/2007 £500.00 £141.03  
Ali Tiffin 10/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done boys - it was your long legs that did it Geoff James...! 
Steph H 10/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done !! 
Rich Lambert 09/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
NIGEL NOTLEY 09/05/2007 £20.00 n/a brilliant effort boys 
Fraser's parents! 09/05/2007 £10.00 n/a Well Done!! 
Claire E 08/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Very well done Eoghan, James and I hope your culinary skills are just as good x 
Janet and George Reynolds 08/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done boys, lets hope you all stay in touch after such a feat, preferably not chained together! 
Sara Orchard 08/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Congratulations. 
Bill the cabbie 07/05/2007 £25.00 n/a Max - possibly the most heroic man on the planet. well done boys. 
Nell 04/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Hey Eoghan, well done mate, see you at exam time! 
Micheal O'Kane 04/05/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Good work Eoghan and the rest of the lads!! 
Francesca Langlands 03/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 well done mr wrighton! i have finally sponsored you, hope this makes you smile xxxx 
Tom Riley 03/05/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Congratulations Geoff. Although that is not your name. In fact well done all of you! 
Michelle 03/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Congrats to you all. Nuff love Geoff James! 
Lauren Ruff 03/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done all of you! In paticular Mr Geoff James! x 
Adam Howes 03/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Nice work boys! Never knew you had it in you Jeff! 
TOMMY 03/05/2007 £11.00 £3.10  
Val Harding 03/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 congratulations ! 
John & Jules 03/05/2007 £100.00 n/a Fantastic result - well done Nick et al 
FRASER HEAVISIDE 02/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Colin Rainbird 01/05/2007 £50.00 n/a Well done Ian 
natalie cummins 01/05/2007 £50.00 £14.10 well done skeldo 
Fiona and Robert Harding 01/05/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Well done lads 
Coxy 30/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done eoghan and gang, Legends! 
Sami Qasem 29/04/2007 £30.00 £8.46  
Jess Bean 27/04/2007 £15.00 n/a I hope you can all walk again by now! 
Rob 27/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Max - if you run that much at football you might score one day. 
Matt Walsham 27/04/2007 £15.00 n/a Excellent, splendid, well done etc.. 
Anthony Gilbert 27/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Amazing effort Eoghan and fellow convicts!! WELL DONE! 
BBC London's Peter Cockroft 27/04/2007 £10.00 n/a Well done Max and friends, sorry I couldn't make the weather any cooler 
grainne 27/04/2007 £20.00 n/a congrats eoghan and fellow convicts!! 
rammo 27/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 well done matt rushden  
Nik Vyas 27/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Well played Skeldo! 
Charlotte Stranner 27/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Better late than never! Congratulations x 
ray 27/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Sorry Max I missed it - could you do it again please? 
Abi Lewis 26/04/2007 £25.00 £7.05  
Harriet Grant 26/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 what a bunch of egomaniacs 
Coxy 26/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Dan, Tom, Dylan 26/04/2007 £55.00 £15.51 Well done Eoghan and the boys 
Abi Comber 26/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Tom Bateman 26/04/2007 £20.01 £5.64 max U suck 
Rachel Stevenson 26/04/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Well done Max and the team 
Ian Allerston 26/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 well done 
Tom Swerling 25/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 well done mate 
Beryl & Phil 25/04/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Well done - quite a feat! 
Tania Pargeter 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Again well done, was so good to see you..hope you have found the key! 
Paraic 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Max, what you'll do for charity (as opposed to just getting your mug on the telly) is inspiring!  
jonathan beck 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 If I'd known Max actually was a criminal I'd have paid to have him put back inside. 
Nick Johnson 25/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Elisa 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 well done - fame and fortune 
Lampers 25/04/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Big love Max. Was very proud of you and the lads. Well done! 
neilos 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Nick V and the boys, good effort!  
michael rubenstein 25/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Eoghan's cousin Maire 25/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 well done 
Hannah Davidson 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Nice one... 
Sophie Henry 25/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done guys!! Well impressive. 
Baxter 25/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Alison Clarke 24/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done - and in all that heat! 
Linda Dixon 24/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Guy Congratulations to you and your chain gang - Robbie would have loved it, 
Nick Leonard 24/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done boys 
Antony Davies 24/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Vye, and all the other convicts, well done on completing the marathon without too many problems. 
katie 24/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Hey James. V impressive, hope it all went well & wasn't too painful! See you soon! 
Dr Joe Wicks 24/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Jimmy and your 16 mates! Hope you can find the key... x 
Bob Spielmann 24/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Seeing is believing. Well done 
Helen Keane 23/04/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Fantastic effort boys, well done! 
Alex Anderson 23/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done guys - top work 
Alex Chorlton 23/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Amazing achievement - I felt very guilty/lazy watching you on TV from the sofa  
Ellie Riley 23/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Karla Swan 23/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well run Oli! 
Rachel Cliff 23/04/2007 £763.39 n/a Generous donations from everyone at the Couch yesterday - Congratulations! You are Record Breakers!! 
Alex Paskins 23/04/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Nice one lads! 
g 23/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41 THAT'S 2 RECORDS NOW- WELL DONE 
Vanessa Feltz 23/04/2007 £50.00 n/a Well done, I'm really proud of all of you. Max - what a hero 
Keith Martin 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 did you ever know that your my hero?  
becky from isle of wight 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 well done, that was fantastic x 
James and Catherine from Charlton 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 We saw you today and thought your costume was fabulous. Well done!! 
Paul Coffey 22/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 From a fellow Record Breaker - well done, guys !!! 
Joanna 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done you guys...just saw you with Colin on the tele! 
Chris Ball 22/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done, keep it up! 
Shiv & Bill 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Lads- sure you are all wrongly convicted 
MOULDER FAMILY 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 GOOD LUCK 
Vikki 22/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck 
George Rowe 22/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41  
Claire 22/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Eoghan from your Mum's friend Claire  
Graham Mummery 22/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - better late than never!! 
livsy 22/04/2007 £5.00 £1.41  
Rachel Donmall 22/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 GOOD LUCK!!! Max, I think you're crazy.. but it's brilliant! Have fun and see you in the pub! 
Ellen 21/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck to all of you. Dig deep! 
Alice Reynolds 21/04/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Nick, i'll be there at various point with jelly babies & making loads of noise! 
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