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Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to saving lives and changing futures, through research, campaigning and education - removing the fear of breast cancer for good.
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John Crisp's fundraising page
Hi, thanks for visiting my page.
Five years ago if anyone had asked me if I would run a marathon I would have said "not a chance", however 5 years ago life in the Crisp household changed dramatically.
In January 2007, at the age of only 42, my wife Lynne, was diagnosed with very aggressive triple negative Breast Cancer.
Five years on, Lynne is 'fighting fit' and has faced the challenges before her with an amazing spirit and humour that defies the pain and anguish that she and all cancer sufferers go through - she is an amazing woman and a true inspiration to me and our wonderful children!
2012 is a significant year, not only as it is Olympic Year, but because it is 5 years since Lynne's diagnosis and 5 years was always her first major milestone! So last summer our 19 year old son Robert said "Dad, why don't we apply for the London Marathon". After thinking about the daunting level of training required and the old injuries I carry around with me, things came into perspective and I thought if Lynne can go what she has gone through with the dignity and character she has shown, then a marathon should be nothing more than a 'walk in the park'. Needless to say that I got a marathon place and unfortunately Robert did not - fate, however we have pledged to run one together in the future.
On 22nd April I will be running my first marathon, with Lynne as my inspiration and aim to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, a dedicated breast cancer charity, whose mission is to save lives through enabling and ensuring access to improvements in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
I will also be doing the 'Water of Life' Half Marathon on 25th March and the Reading Half Marathon on 1st April.
Thanks for reading and thanks for your support.
Cheers
John
Recent donors
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DZ £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 03.05.12 Well done! |
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Peter P £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 01.05.12 John, great effort and for a great cause. Well done... |
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RC £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 26.04.12 Well done, John! |
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Daniel. £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 25.04.12 Congratulations! |
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Caroline & Angus Gardner £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 23.04.12 Well Done!!!! |
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Trower £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 22.04.12 Good luck! Andrew, Sarah, James & Oliver T! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 22.04.12 |
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Natasha Singarayer £25.00 21.04.12 Good luck, John. All the very best for Sunday. |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 21.04.12 Go go it! all the best, Lynne and Mike |
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Norman £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 21.04.12 Good Luck - have fun!!! |
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Karen Alaimo £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 20.04.12 Good Luck John |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.25 giftaid) 20.04.12 Good Luck! :) |
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Mary and Neil Birnie £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.04.12 Good Luck John! |
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Camilla, Alex and Emily £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.04.12 It a looong way and you can do it. GO John!! And don't forget to look around you and enjoy it all. |
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Sue and Pete Fritsch £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.04.12 Good luck for Sunday. Watching the marathon is an annual event for me so I'll be looking out for you. Of course you'll be a blur as you zoom by!! Good luck again |
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The Bradshaws £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.04.12 Good Luck! |
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Anne and Alex Veys £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.04.12 youve done the hard part! You are going to have the most amazing day on Sunday....enjoy it! xx |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 18.04.12 Good luck - The Rivett Family |
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mick £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.04.12 Good Luck |
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Christian £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.12 Good luck mate, watch the 22mile bogey, plain sailing apart from that. Full of admiration! |
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Deborah and Gideon Stanley £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.04.12 with our best wishes for a great day on Sunday |
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Rob and Claire PC £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.12 John, A fantastic effort for a man of your advanced years. Best of luck on the day. |
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katharine & jim £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 17.04.12 Good luck john xxx |
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Keith Tucker £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.12 Good Luck on Sunday |
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The Perrin Family £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 17.04.12 We are all really proud of you! Good luck on the day, we are all routing for you! Lots of love |
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john dean £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 15.04.12 good luch John. We will be thinking of you both JOHN & FRANCES |
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Jeremy Connell £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 13.04.12 Good Luck mate, keep up the good work for the final push. |
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Malc £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.04.12 Go for it Big John, i think the qualifying time for the Olympics is about 2hrs 10 !!!!! |
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Lois Rogers £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 13.04.12 What a truly inspirational story John, we will all be thinking of you and your wonderful family. Will you back in the office Monday?! Best wishes. Lois |
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Fanny, Andy, Lauren, Holly and Sam the man £52.40 (+ £13.10 giftaid) 12.04.12 "If you're going through Hell, Keep going". I bet Churchill never ran a marathon. Let Lynne's light guide you to the finish line. Very proud to know both of you |
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John and Carole £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.04.12 good luck John |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 11.04.12 |
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The Paremain Family £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.04.12 Good Luck John. Great effort for a wonderful charity. Best Wishes |
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Ali Mac £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 06.04.12 Good luck !!! Plus £5 for every wicket I get this season !!! Ali Mac |
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Heather Mohammed £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 30.03.12 Best of luck John! We will be watching the tv hoping to see you cross that finish line! Wonderful charity too! :) |
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Vanessa Pippard £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 30.03.12 Good Luck John !- fantastic charity |
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Vicki & Richard Dixon £26.00 (+ £6.50 giftaid) 27.03.12 We'll be thiking of you on the day John - especially Richard who has hit that Marathon Wall too! You can do it! Hope the training half marathons go well. Love to Lynne too. We know she'll be so proud of you. Thank you for supporting Breakthrough. |
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LL £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.03.12 |
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David & Sheila Ellis £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 23.03.12 Well done John. We shall be looking out for you on TV |
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Karen Howell £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.03.12 Hoping the training is going well and eat plenty of 'pasta' the night before to keep the energy levels going...... |
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Page Family £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 22.03.12 John, Best of luck with the run(s). Looking forward to seeing bowl unchanged from the railwaty end! Cheers, Andy, Ann and Amy |
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Colin Kearney £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 16.03.12 Good luck John - and what a reason to run -fantastc |
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Amanda Gilboy £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 16.03.12 Go John, but more importantly, Go Lynne! |
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Terence and Diana £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.03.12 Very well done and the best of luck |
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Elaine Conway £350.00 (+ £87.50 giftaid) 06.03.12 From all in the North Region - we'll be glued to the BBC coverage on the day John and hope to spot you crossing the finishing line! - with very best wishes from your regional team and front line staff |
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Ed & Gilly £20.80 (+ £5.20 giftaid) 05.03.12 Just finish - no need for a record ! |
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Mum & Dad £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 02.03.12 We are very proud of you and our wonderful daughter-in-law. Wishing you all the best of luck x |
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david whiteley £25.00 (+ £6.25 giftaid) 01.03.12 Knowing your monday morning cricket strains,a most impressive endeavour. Good luck indeed! |
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Lou Hopkinson £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 28.02.12 Good Luck John, all the best to all the family...will be rooting for you!! |
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Nigel, Jan and Natasha £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 25.02.12 Good luck and great effort. Enjoy the run - its a fantastic day! |
Running total
- Target:
- £2,500.00
- Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
- £7,382.75
- Total donors:
- 107
- Biggest donor:
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T & P
£500.00 - Last donor:
- DZ 03.05.12
- Offline fundraising:
- £531.25
