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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Colleagues, Family and Friends,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In 2010 we took up running and decided to complete the Edinburgh Marathon, i</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">n 2011 we took up cycling and achieved a 90 mile ride, for 2012 we have taken up swimming and have decided to combine all three sports into a Triple Challenge.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are not asking you to sponsor us for the completion of a single event, or even a double event but in fact we would like your support to complete three events in 2012:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">1)</span><span style="font: 7pt/normal &amp;amp;quot; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">1st</span><span style="font-size: small;"> April – Reading Half Marathon (13.1 miles run)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">2)</span><span style="font: 7pt/normal &amp;amp;quot; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">27th</span><span style="font-size: small;"> May – Edinburgh Half Marathon (13.1 miles run)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">3)</span><span style="font: 7pt/normal &amp;amp;quot; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">8th</span><span style="font-size: small;"> July – Cowman 70.3 Ironman (1.2 miles swim, 56 miles cycle, 13.1 miles run)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have been inspired by a group of people who, from having no background in sports and having lost their limbs fighting to protect our freedom and trying to help others achieve theirs, they then returned home to face the challenges of life only to throw themselves into a full Ironman (2.4 miles swim, 112 mile cycle and 26.2 miles run).</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although we are not ready for that ultimate challenge this year, we hope you agree that the challenge we have set ourselves and for whom we have decided to do it for should be worth some sponsorship.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We therefore ask if you can dig deep for a worthy cause and a challenging 2012,</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanking you in advance,</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lorraine and Tony</span></span></p>