Welcome to my Brighton 2010 Marathon JustGiving Page.

Updated 31st March 2010. Thanks to all who have donated so far, so good in fact that I have raised my target to £1,000, which is going to cost me £100, but all worth it - please keep up with the donations and thanks again.

On the 18^th April 2010 I will be running the marathon in aid of the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity. As I am sure you will know, Helen was a much-loved BBC Sport presenter who fought her battle with cancer in the public eye.

After nearly 30 years of on and off running, I have finally decided to go that extra mile (or 25) and run a full marathon. Well, the time is almost here, and I would be highly appreciative if you could dig deep and give to what is a fantastic charity. As an added incentive, for each £100 that you donate, I will add a further £10, so hopefully not only will I be hurting in my feet, legs, back and everything else, but also in my wallet. Go on, you know it makes sense.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Read more about my training if you are interested .....

7th Feb  - 14 miles, first time ever above 13.1, and boy do I know it .....

28th Feb - 15 miles, only another 11 to do on the day .....

7th March - 17.5 miles, okay now I understand what pain means ....

14th March - Mothers Day, so what better than a 20 miler, come in at 2 hours 47 minutes, followed by me cooking lunch ..... 

21st March - Brentwood Half - almost feels like a training run, come in at 1 hour 38 minutes and 8 seconds. Feel so good I decide to hit the Kronenbourg, so not so good the next day.....

28th March - 20 miles, the last one and slower than 2 weeks ago ....