<p>In April 2011 I'm running the London Marathon for the <strong>NDCS</strong> to raise money&nbsp;to help&nbsp;deaf children in the UK.</p> <p>My youngest daughter&nbsp;Niamh was born with permanent, moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears.&nbsp; Since then we've benefited from the NDCS and I want to raise some money for them in return.</p> <p>This is going to hurt! Thanks to Dave Redpath,&nbsp;an experienced marathon&nbsp;runner,&nbsp;I now have&nbsp;an intensive training programme.&nbsp; He has me running between 30 and 50 miles a week&nbsp;in preparation for&nbsp;April.&nbsp; He reckons if I'm man enough to stick to his regime I can do&nbsp;the marathon&nbsp;in less than&nbsp;3.5 hours!</p> <p>So come on, help deaf children like Niamh all over Britain and Ireland improve their lives and reach their potential.</p> <p>Many thanks in anticipation of your generosity,</p> <p>Karl</p>