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I made a new
Year’s resolution to run the marathon and raise £1000 for the charity CRY
Cardiac Risk in the Young.
Portsdown Hill
provided me with a tough training ground but I found the fund raising a
bigger challenge.
At first
it was quite a worry trying to work out how I could come up with the cash.
The first person I approached was the manager of our local Indian
restaurant. He kindly agreed to
donate 10 per cent of the bill when we held a girl’s night out there.
Local
people were really great. Friends,
family, neighbours and even complete strangers have been wonderful.
A few
people said I was crazy to sign up for the run, but everyone rallied
together to help raise the money.
I
couldn’t have achieved the target without their support.
The
Drayton House on the Hill, Cosham Rotary Club, the Fighting Cocks Pub in
Gosport and the staff at the Whale Island Damage Control and Firefighting
School have been great.
Another
one of my tasks was to organise a giant toy sale at Drayton House.
People donated their old toys or I sold them on their behalf.
I
combined efforts with Solent Infant School, which currently has a huge
campaign to raise money for new computer equipment.
I also held raffles and several tabletop sales.
Marathon
day itself was a truly fabulous day.
Its
an amazing event and the crowds really turned out in force to offer support.
The organisers do an incredible job to make sure that it all goes to
plan and everyone enjoys themselves.
At
the finishing line I was delighted to find out that CRY had arranged for all
their runners to have a relaxing leg massage at the repatriation area.
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