Martin Ford

12 1/2's in 12 Months

Fundraising for Love Hope Strength Foundation
£1,086
raised of £1,000 target
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Event: Bath Half Marathon 2012, on 11 March 2012
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I've been lucky enough to have been given someone else's number for the Bath Half - a hyper fit friend of my brother is a little TOO keen, putting himself down for two different Half Marathon's at exactly the same time.Fortunately for me, I wanted to run the Bath Half, but applied too late and couldn't get a number - so now - I'm "Paul Salmon" if you look at the official stats.... but it is me, honest!! Now, having secured Pauls number I got thinking - the people that know me know that I do different events of vaying levels of daftness all the time, so a one off half marathon won't get me that much fundraising money. So I needed to raise the bar a little... So on the back of the Bath Half Marathon, I've decided to either run in organised 1/2 marathons, or make up my own, with a goal of running at LEAST 13.1094 miles in one stint, at LEAST once every month this year. Hopefully that'll help raise a little bit more for Love Hope Strength - a brilliant Cancer Charity set up to raise money and awareness for local hospices around the globe. Visit http://www.lovehopestrength.co.uk for a lot more on this fantastic charity. Please give generously - you all know how absolutely devastating Cancer is - I've lost my Mother and many other dear friends to this dreadful disease - and still there are others that are suffering now. This is for you all, especially Elsie. Thinking of you - keep your chin up ;-) UPDATE: First half marathon completed. 29th January 2012. Started and finished at home. Actual Distance 13:53 Miles. Awful time, of 2 hours 37 minutes. Target for next month, 2 hours 25. Will be down below 2 hours by the end of the year - hopefully a lot sooner!

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The Love Hope Strength Foundations (LHS) are committed to giving hope to people living with cancer. Through ‘Get On The List’ we help identify marrow donors to match with those in need of a second chance at life. We also support life-saving and life-changing projects across the globe.

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+ £165.30 Gift Aid
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£1,085.98
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