Hi, I’m Donatas.  I’m Deaf and I’m running the 2017
London marathon in support of deafPLUS.

I’ve been running since I was 17.  I’m now 32. 

Mainly I run cross country but my usual distance is 10k.  My personal best at the 10k distance is 33 minutes 9 seconds - I achieved this year in the Richmond 10k, when I took 3rd place – so I’m still getting better!  The London Marathon will be a really big, exciting new challenge for me, and I think the time is right.

I am running for deafPLUS because they have supported me so
much.  I am from Lithuania, and a sign language user living in
London.  deafPLUS helped me settle down in London, find a job and I have gained in confidence so much because of them.  I study English and maths at CityLit College, and, with deafPLUS’s encouragement, want to try and become a personal assistant to deafblind people – so I can continue ‘giving back.’

DeafPLUS help 3,000 people a year.  They know its a
really important charity.  Please support my London Marathon run, so I can help them to support even more Deaf people.

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