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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my Just Giving Site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having got to this point you will already know that I have committed to run the 2012 London Marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Those of you who know me well, will also know that I am not, have never been, a natural athlete!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started running, well more jogging, some 7 years ago after being cajoled into doing the Race for Life for Breast Cancer Care by the owner of the Day Nursery Lewis attended!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Since then I have kept going, usually only managing a run on a Saturday and Sunday morning with one or both of my running buddies, Lynn and Catherine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More often than not suffering from the excesses of the night before! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">There have been times over the last 7 years when I have been more focussed and I have completed 3 half marathons, the last one in October of this year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">The training programme for the marathon is really going to test my willpower and resilience as someone helpfully pointed out, it is twice as far as a half (I did actually know that!), and a fundamentally different challenge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I guessed that was the case!)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">Running for Macmillan keeps me focussed and gets me out of bed when it’s dark, cold and wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work of Macmillan makes a massive difference to people’s lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>42% of people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Macmillan‘s goal is to make sure that no one ever has to face it alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been lucky enough to spend time with people working for Macmillan and, to hear some of the stories of those they have supported. They really do make a vital difference. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">You can find out more about their work at </span><span><a href="http://www.macmillan.org.uk/"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">www.macmillan.org.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">I do hope you feel able to give something, any amount would be fantastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you from me, and from Macmillan.</span></p>
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