Charity
QUIT aim to significantly reduce unnecessary suffering and death from smoking related diseases, and aim towards a smoke free UK future. To provide practical help, advice and support by trained counsellors to all smokers who want to stop.
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A Rake's Progress
Thanks for looking in. I'm running the Virgin London Marathon this year at the ripe old age of 43, in support of Quit, the charity that helps people who want to stop smoking.
I started running when I was 19, and have run on and off ever since, but I've never run a proper road marathon before, and they don't come bigger than the London. I'm very excited and proud to be taking part this year, and I hope I'll be able to do it justice.
For those of you that care about these things, I'm aiming to run the race in under four hours. As of the beginning of April, my training is up to 18 miles (in one go). I'll be tweeting about my progress and you can follow me on:
www.twitter.com/sharkstar
I'm also intermittently updating a training blog:
http://shardlow.typepad.com/riverrun/
It would be great if you could help me reach my fund-raising target for my sponsors. My job has brought me into contact with the folks at Quit over the past year, and they do a fantastic job helping people to take the first step towards a healthier lifestyle. They run a youth programme called Quit Because, aiming to help young people all ages make informed choices about tobacco use through lively and interactive presentations in schools and youth clubs. The Youth Presenters also offer support and advice to young people wanting to quit smoking. To date, presenters for QUIT Because have reached more than 1 million 8-18 year olds.
Quit Because desperately need more youth presenters across the UK, and your donation will help their youth programme to reach even more young people.
Any donation, small or large, will be very gratefully received.
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Recent donors
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RPS £250.00 (+ £70.51 giftaid) 12.05.10 Very well done. |
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The Huepfls £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 04.05.10 Brilliant performance Nigel, well done, you'll be giving Kebede a run for his money next year... |
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Rachel £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 30.04.10 Well done! |
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Alex Hurd £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 30.04.10 well done Nigel |
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sophie m £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 27.04.10 N, i hear that you did it in a great time - congratulations! and as i said to Tim, hope you can walk comfortably again soon! Soph. x |
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Mat Morrison £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 26.04.10 Congratulations on an excellent time... |
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Edita & Lukas £26.22 (+ £7.40 giftaid) 25.04.10 Amazing, absolutely amazing...wait, we haven't seen you, you looked like you've been in that pub a while... no photos you say... I guess we'll have to wait for the next one! |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.04.10 Good Luck tomorrow Nigel. |
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Fitz £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 24.04.10 Kick some hard-core marathon butt. |
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Sarah Tyler £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.04.10 Bonne chance! |
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Esther Stone £20.00 23.04.10 Rather you than me! V impressed. Hope to see you when I come over in May. |
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Sam Tolley £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.04.10 Enjoy yourself, weather looks good. Wish I was there. |
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Anonymous £20.00 23.04.10 Good luck! |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 23.04.10 |
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Nicole Miller £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 23.04.10 Run Nigie, run! |
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Maurice Biriotti £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 20.04.10 |
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Alex Broe £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 19.04.10 Good Luck Nigel! |
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Andrew and Kirstie £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 19.04.10 |
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Alex & Joe Macleod £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 14.04.10 Go, go, go Nigel! |
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Erica Toth £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 14.04.10 Run Nigel run! |
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Philippa £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 12.04.10 Feel it comin' in the air see me the sreets from everywhere I'm addicted to the thrill Only thing that's on my mind Is who's gonna run this town tonight... JAY Z |
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Karl £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 12.04.10 Good luck Nigel... very impressed! |
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Kate P £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 11.04.10 Good luck Nigel - I'll be thinking of you and Tim, safe from the comfort of the sofa, obviously! |
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Tim Burdsey £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 09.04.10 You're an inspiration, Nigel. Look forward to catching up with you for a celebratory Lucozade after the 26.2! Good luck! |
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alev £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 09.04.10 good luck Nigel |
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Aimee & Ed x £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 08.04.10 Good luck Nigel! |
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Jessica Taylor £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 08.04.10 |
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Francesca Morosini £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 06.04.10 Good Luck |
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Nick Dormon £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 06.04.10 Just do it |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 06.04.10 goods luck! you have the determinationb to do it |
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Hieronymus Bernie £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 05.04.10 Leg it granddad! |
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Amalia and Simon Rucker £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 04.04.10 Very impressed Mr Shardlow..good luck! x |
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Mark Pearson £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 03.04.10 |
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Chantal Scaillet £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 03.04.10 Go, Nigel, Go!! |
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The rat, sore-cat, and le Nonsense-man £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 02.04.10 show em shardlow, show em. heaps of admiration for you, and v best luck from uz. x |
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Clare S £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 02.04.10 Well done Nigel, good choice of charity too. Wishing you lots of luck! xx |
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Kate K £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 01.04.10 Why run 26 miles when you could just drive? Madness. |
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Nick £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 31.03.10 |
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Be Kaler Blake £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 30.03.10 I'm right behind you Nigel ...sitting in the cafe having a cup of tea. I know you've been training like a "bad-boy" so I'm sure you will easy-breezy. xx |
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Kate £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 30.03.10 Good luck Mister, good work :) Kx |
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Richard £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 30.03.10 Enjoy the day |
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Julian Blake £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 29.03.10 Mate, you really are the Iron Man of Bermondsey! Brilliant effort and an interesting cause. |
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Ben £26.20 29.03.10 Wishing you all the best for victory in the veterans category. |
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rob f £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 29.03.10 Enjoy the moment - sounds like a ciggy advert! |
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Gail £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 28.03.10 Very impressed. Not sure I will make the Pristina half this year. Keep the training up.. Nearly there now. |
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Baz Shardlow £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 27.03.10 may the force be with you and you make the sub 4 mark! |
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Ian £26.00 (+ £7.33 giftaid) 27.03.10 Goooooooooooooo, Sharkstar! |
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Ben Suffolk £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 27.03.10 Glad your doing this, not me! |
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Neil Green £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.03.10 I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups. (Rita Rudner) |
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twisted sista kez £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 22.03.10 Yo Bro Go Go Go Sub 4 hours and I'll double the dough!!! |
