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THANK YOU!!!!
COMPLETED: Event 1: Sunday March 22nd - 5 mile Marsden March - I walked 5 miles with Rosie Harvey, Tristan, Louis, Dom Wood, David Harvey and our dog Humphrey. More info: http://www.royalmarsden.org/march/home
COMPLETED: Event 2: Monday May 25th - Bupa 10K - completed 10k in 01:04:33 for Team Marsden, beat my personal best by 6 minutes. More info: http://www.london10000.co.uk/ - By the time I completed this event I had raised £602 - 60% of my "Legging It" target for the year.
COMPLETED: Final Event: Sunday 11 October 2015 - Royal Parks Half Marathon -- https://royalparkshalf.com/ - Completed in 2 hours 20 minutes.
Why?
I lost my friend Sally O'Regan to breast cancer this summer.
My Dad fought and survived throat cancer last year. He walked me up the aisle to give me away this summer at my wedding. His survival and ability to see me get married is something I have celebrated by raising money for the Marsden.
The very sad reverse of that is my fiancee's Dad Mike Harvey died of throat cancer 14 years ago. The Marsden did everything it could to try to help him but sadly he lost his battle in The Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea. I raised money in his memory for The Marsden and hope he's somewhere where he can see and be proud and think I'd have made a good daughter-in-law.
My fiancee's Grandfather and Godfather were also treated and sadly lost their lives to cancer at The Marsden,
My mate Suzanne Murphy's Mum is fighting it right now. She worked at The Marsden Hospital for years and they are doing everything they can to care for her now. Suzanne ran the 10k with me.
1 in 4 of us will die from cancer in the end.
Now try to imagine a future beyond cancer...
At The Royal Marsden they're dedicated to making this happen.
Thank you.