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2010 Virgin
London Marathon

Our supporters once again ran the streets of London to raise vital funds

Location: London
Date: Sunday, 25th April 2010

Money raised for the Trust from this event: £10,000

Extra Information: In 2010 the Rhys Daniels Trust were very fortunate to have 8 runners pounding the streets of London for the Virgin London Marathon. It was a great day and so pleased to see our runners all finish in style.

We are hoping to attract more runners in 2011 running in aid of the 'Home from Home' Appeal Names and finish times of all runners:
Brian Briggs – 3 hours 21 minutes
Tarja Tuson – 4 hours 11minutes
Amy Shaffron – 4 hours 18 minutes
Sheila Kennedy – 4 hours 34 minutes
John Mickel – 4 hours 39 minutes
Manjit Singh – tbc
Chris Gosling – 5 hours 12 minutes
Demi Knight-Clark – 5 hours 37 minutes

My Marathon Story – NASCAR driver and Englishman John Mickel shares his Marathon diary entry with us!
'Well, we did it. On Sunday I had the privilege of doing another kind of "racing": on my feet at the 2010 Virgin London Marathon. It is one of the esteemed World Finals, along with Chicago, Berlin, New York and Boston; and I ran with 36,000 of my fellow marathon "fraternity" members. What an experience – and it was wonderful that my colleague, Demi Knight Clark, was able to fly over from America to do it with me (after a 5-day delay thanks to volcanoes from Iceland!)

Not only did Demi and I have a great opportunity to raise £5,000 and run for children who couldn't – the sick children of the Rhys Daniels Trust, a home away from home for families of sick children in London during their treatment at local hospitals. We also got to run with many new 'friends' who we met along the course including those dressed up as rhinos! Thousands upon thousands of inspirational stories – it was amazing to meet so many people who kept us going along the route.'

> Click here to view images from the 2010 London Marathon

My Marathon Story – 101 year old Buster Martin set a world record by running the London Marathon for the Rhys Daniels Trust, this is his story!
Buster Martin ran the Marathon in 10 hours, a London Marathon world record for a man of his age. An amazing achievement for Buster, and an inspiration to us all. Buster has so far raised over £20,000 with all funds coming to the Rhys Daniels Trust. A big thank you to all runners who took part in the Flora London Marathon on behalf of the Rhys Daniels Trust including Chris Simmons – who plays DC Mickey Webb on The Bill, Thomas Ryan, Wendy Jones and Victoria Want.

> Click here to read more of Buster's amazing Marathon story
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Event Sponsors: Virgin Money

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