Dear All,

Neda Nikbakht and I have decided to run the London Marathon 2008!

I hear you Gasp in Horror!!

After all Neither of us have really been known to even contemplate anything like this!!

Well there is more to us than meets the eyes! Neda for example a PhD has been involved in research at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for a long while now, working with children who spend more time at Hospital than at home.

I on the other hand have not been able to be as involved as I would like to have been, and financial contributions aside I would like to do more and be more physically involved.

We have therefore decided to suffer the next six months training and then run the Marathon in order to show our commitment and passion for these brave children who continue to suffer every day of their lives. ( besides I got to buy a really pretty pair of running shoes!! )

So I ask that you help me be able to achieve this by donating what ever you can and sponsoring our run. It would certainly give me the encouragement I need to keep going. It is so very hard running throught the streets of London when I have only ever Cabed it or driven through!!

Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSHCC) will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Atoosa