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I really appreciate your donations.  I know the Brathay Trust will use the money I raise well.  They have an impressive track record of supporting children and young people achieve their goals.

This will be the fourth Marathon I have run.  The first one I ran was the Manchester Marathon in April 2012.  I had to pull out at mile 19 as I got to cold to finish. I was gutted but determined to show myself I could run 26m, so in May 2012 I entered and completed the Windermere Marathon.  I can't describe the feeling when I passed through the finish line apart from thinking I never wanted to see another hill! The third Marathon was the 2013 Manchester Marathon to prove to myself that I could do it, and this time I did complete it, and I was really pleased with myself.  However as much as I enjoyed the buzz and satisfaction of completing it, I knew for me it had lacked the beautiful scenery around lake Windermere and yes you've guessed it those dreaded hills.  So I'm attempting it again this year, but I don't underestimate the challenge of running 26m, its tough on the flat let alone on the lakeland terrain.  Thats why your donations mean such a lot as they have already kept me focusing in my training and mile by mile they will spur me on.  

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