Hello all - I trust you are all well.

In a moment of insanity, I signed myself up for the London Marathon. So please contribute to this 26.2 mile madness.

I'm running on behalf of two charities - firstly, the Maissa Karim Foundation, which is a charity which has been set up in Bangladesh in memory of Maissa, my late wife who was much loved and is much missed by all who knew her. The money raised will go toward providing a mini operating theatre in the Ahsania Mission Cancer and General hospital in Dhaka. This should provide hope to cancer sufferers whose access to treatment is currently very limited (http://www.ahsaniacancer.org). Secondly, on behalf of Childline (http://www.childline.org.uk) which is a charity under the auspices of the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty for Children (NSPCC). Childline is dedicated to providing a free and confidential 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK.

I'm hoping for a photo finish with the guy dressed as the chicken.

Thank you for all your support.

Ian