Thank you for taking the time to visit our London Marathon fundraising page.

The four of us are embarking on the London Marathon (two of us as complete marathon rookies) with great excitement of raising money for a fantastic charity. We are very grateful for every single bit of support and wisdom given over the next few months for a great cause, your generosity will make a huge difference.

Firstly, meet the team...

Paul Birnie
Age: 56
Previous marathons: 10
Target time: 4.30 
Training location: Gidea Park and London Docks
Training progress: Variable

Steve Birnie
Age: 53
Previous marathons: Too many to count
Target time: In time to catch flight out 6am Monday morning, anything else is a bonus
Training location: Sydney's Northern Beaches
Training progress: More tortoise than hare these days.

Andrew Birnie
Age: 47
Previous marathons: 0
Target time: 4.20
Training location: Northampton
Training progress: efficient 

James Birnie
Age: 20
Previous marathons: 0
Target time: 4.30* (ish)
Training location: Essex
Training progress: questionable
* time revised due to missing knee 

We are running because in 2010 our daughter/ sister/ niece was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, giving us an insight to what effects Ulcerative Colitis has on an individual on a day to day basis. We want to be able to help those who are suffering and support vital ongoing research in the hope of putting this cruel disease to an end.

Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis affect over 300,000 in the UK, we are looking to raise money to ultimately help funding find a cure for something which people are suffering from emotionally and physically everyday. 

Thank you for reading our story, all donations and support is hugely appreciated!

All the best,

The Birnie family