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On Sunday 17th April 2011 I ran my 12th London Marathon in a time of -well I'm not going to tell you but it's easy enough to find out. I believe that about 33000 runners finished ahead of me but that 13000 or so finished behind so my time wasn't all that bad!

I have been running marathons to raise money for cancer research in memory of my wife Celia and my father Bappa - real name Vithal - who both succumbed to cancer in 1998 and 1999 respectively. The charity I support is AICR (Association for International Cancer Research). Over the years I have raised more than £20,000 for them and, not for nothing, I can see we have made progress against cancer but we need to make a lot more. This year AICR  set me a target of £2000.

In the months prior to the marathon I ran every Monday from Petersfield to Rowlands Castle and back along the very scenic country road, a distance of 18 miles. There aren't many houses or road users and so I was largely left alone. I must have become a familiar sight by the end; the farm dogs stopped barking at me after a while; well one carried on but but he wagged his tail at the same time. Two alpacas in a field at Finchdean took no more notice of me than they would have done in their native Bolivia.

Please keep the money coming in. I display below some of the offline payments I have collected. The online payments are listed further down by Justgiving :

Leo Kearse   £100  

Ian Hamilton-Kearse -cheque £100

Gavin and Chloe Harding -cheque £50

Diana and Alan -cheque  £25

John and Anne Gains -cheque £20

Chrissie Dixon £20

Birthday dinner collection  £20

B J B Cope -cheque £15

Diana Burgess cheque £10

Sally Brooks £10

Adrian Simpson £10

Linda Thomas £10

Martin and Jackie De Laporte -cheque £10

Mrs E Lister -cheque £10

Monica Lyle -cheque £10

S M Morris  -cheque £5 

Warwick Faville -cheque £30

Michael Loat -CAF voucher £25

Anne Louise Hall -cheque £30

A L Hall's family -cheque £17

F & S Blunden -cheque £15

John and Mary Barrett -cheque £10

D B & A M Cook -cheque £10

K. M. Hayes -cheque £25

A A & R A Preiskel -cheque £30

Cabinet Minister Mr David Willetts -CAF voucher £50

E J Kilbey -cheque £15

Mr S F Hall -cheque £25

Mr D S Gaunt (and daughters) -cheque £75

Mrs J R Norris -cheque £35

DT and JE Middleton -cheque £10

GG and HK Willard -cheque £10

J E Osborne -CAF voucher £40

Further cash collection from friends to 5th May  £365

J M Fisher -cheque £20

C S Bex -cheque £70

Peter and Helen Christmas £10

Heather Wilson £13.50

Chris Hogben -cheque £25 

Tony Beach and Jane £26

Paul and Wendy Devonshire £10

Mick Jennings £5

K E L Richardson -cheque £20

Mr J S and Mrs L P Sawtell -cheque £25

Cash collected 10-15 May £147.50

Cash collected 17-26 May £160

Helen Houston -cheque (23/05/11)  £10

Cash collected  27th to 5th May 2011  £126

Cash collected 6/6/11 (Wendy Berry, Shaza, Nikki) £25

Ed Lait -cheque £26

Sally Beard -cheque £10

From 18/611-15/7/11

Chris Featherstone £10

Howard, Denny, Conrad £36

Stella Gothard £10

All your donations are most welcome. Thanks again