<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>On April 17th nearly 25 000 runners and countless charities will attempt the Virgin London Marathon and Southampton Mencap will be one of them!</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Seasoned Marathon Runner, Simon Botten, will be flying the Southampton Mencap flag and trying to raise as much as possible for Mencap here in Southampton. </em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>But Mencap members and kind donators are also part of the Marathon Team! You can follow Simon's Training and preparation <a href="http://runkeeper.com/user/Simonbotten/profile" target="_blank">by clicking here </a>or at </em></span><small class="url" style="color: green;">http://twitter.com/ <span>MencapMarathon .</span></small></p> <p><span>Indeed, on the day (via the wonders of technology) you will be able to follow Simon's progress around the course via a Live GPS feed.</span></p> <p><span><strong>Southampton Mencap, as those of you who know us will testify, do a fantastic job with children, young people and families in the Southampton area. But we need your support to do this - so please give generously.</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span><br /></span></p> <p><br /><em>&nbsp;</em></p>