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Following my 2009 challenge of running two half marathons, I've decided to push myself even further in 2010 by running a full marathon. I've been an avid 'armchair participant' in the London Marathon for the past few years, so I thought: Why not actually run it?

This time, I am running on behalf of RNID, the Royal National Institute of Deaf people. As you may know, I have had a hearing loss since birth. I've never let it affect me, and I consider myself much more fortunate than the millions of people in the UK who suffer from severe hearing loss. In fact, 1 in 7 people suffer some degree of hearing loss.

RNID campaign to raise awareness of hearing loss, while also providing advice and guidance on all aspects of hearing loss from how to communicate with a deaf person, to helping employers, to advice on how to protect your own hearing and how to live with a person who is hard of hearing or deaf.

Your donation will help RNID continue their valuable work.

You can follow my progress towards running 26.2 miles on my running blog: www.sparetomato.com/runningblog

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.