Many years ago whilst watching the London Marathon from a very safe distance, ie, lounging on the sofa in front of the TV, having just stuffed my face with a fry up!, I made a promise to my Mum and Dad that I knew would one day come back to haunt me...

"I can do that!...I'll run the London Marathon one year, and raise money for children in Africa, I promise!"....
I said, in my typical arrogant way, blissfully unaware of the reality of the challenge and the commitment required to complete the hours of running I would have to endure in preparation. A typical example of my mouth writing cheques my body can't cash!
 
For years now I have managed to avoid stepping up to the challenge, with typical excuses like -
 
"I just didn’t have the time, work's been so hectic this year!", or
"It's so annoying, I applied but didn't get a place" (Hhhmmm), and the old classic...."Right that's it, I start training tomorrow and will definitely run it next year!"

Well no excuses this year!, believe it or not I have finally stepped up to the challenge. I am running the London Marathon 2009.
Mainly to keep the promise I made all those years ago and achieve a long time personal goal, but more importantly, to raise money for a great cause that helps disabled children all over East Africa.

In an equal moment of insanity, my sister Sara, has also stepped up to the challenge, and will be running the London Marathon 2009 alongside me. So please check out her page. She will also be running for AbleChildAfrica. http://www.justgiving.com/sarabirru

So with your help let’s raise some money for AbleChildAfrica, a charity that is very dear to me and my family.

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