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Edridge Fund entered runners in 2006 Marathon and raised £3,500:

This was the first time that the Edridge Fund had the opportunity to enter runners in the Marathon. We were fortunate to be allocated places by another charity, PALMS*. This cost us £750 per runner. However, we still made just over £3,500 for Edridge.

We are very grateful to Rob Thomas and Chris Martin for their efforts, both in training for and running the Marathon itself, but also for their fund-raising efforts amongst their families, friends and colleagues. Following are Rob’s and Chris’s comments about their day.

Rob:
Well I did it!  5 hours 23mins.  Only 10 minutes outside my target time. I kept going, no stops or walking, although I was very tempted to walk between 20 and 21 miles.

I would like to say a big thank you to those of you who have already coughed up sponsorship money. It really kept me going through the training miles and the marathon itself. To those of you who have pledged money, I hope you can get it to me as soon as possible. Some Napo branches throughout England and Wales have already pledged money and I will be following them up as well.

Chris:
Well, the nights of training paid off to a certain extent.  I was running along well until I hit the crucial twenty mile point when my knee went "pop" and I found myself unable to run properly.  Having had a spot of bandaging applied (to ensure that people would know how brave I was being) I managed to limp the last six miles to finish in a time of five hours two minutes, which was a little outside my target time of four and a half hours, but pleasing given the circumstances.

I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who sponsored Rob and me. I can genuinely say when I was sitting in the St. John's ambulance tent with the rest of the wounded, the thought of people backing me with their hard earned cash forced me back out onto the road.  So thanks once again.

We have received some large cheques from various Branches – although more would be appreciated obviously. Also, if you are one of the people who signed a form to sponsor our runners but did not send any money at the time – now is the time to send your money in please!

We at the Edridge office think it’s been a good fund-raiser and well worth repeating. What do you think?

*PALMS works to support past and present residents of Community Support Homes, a group of residential care homes and supported housing for the mentally ill.