I successfully completed Tokyo Marathon - full distance 26 miles. on Sunday February 26th in 3hrs, 57 minutes. With 40,000 other runners including the King of Marathons Haile Gebreselaisse, the Japan men's squad racing for their Olympic place and a wonderful assortment of runners in fancy dress. I overtook Superheroes, beer cans, bananas, the Eiffel Tower, Samurai warriors, male ballarina's etc. The crowds were fabulous as was the live music entertainment.

Fund raising cause is Plan International who are a global charity promoting children's rights and lifting many out of poverty. They are the global leader in child-centred disaster risk reduction and their successful work within Asia after the March 2011 Tsunami and flooods in Pakistan and Bangladesh has been most impressive.. See www.plan-international.org for more information.

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