*Update* A massive thank you to all those who sponsored me, it is much appreciated and the thought of your generous donations has kept me going through my training and the marathon itself. I had an amazing time in Paris and managed to complete the marathon in 4 hours 35.

I'm running the Paris Marathon on 11th April, 2010 and would really appreciate your support in spurring me on. I am raising money for the British Heart Foundation. The more money donated, the faster I have to go!

I'm told running the marathon is the easy part...the challenge is the training, so to keep me going and make me feel guilty if I miss training, I've started a blog http://speedysoph.blogspot.com/ . I'm hoping this will prove the pain and suffering I am undertaking in a bid to raise money.

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Thank you very much

Love

Sophie