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Press Releases 2006
| 26/04/06 | London Marathon Runner raises £1,500
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Matthew Exworth from Bisley, Surrey joined thousands of dedicated sports people at the weekend to run the London Marathon raising over £1500 for The Stephanie Marks Appeal.
This was the 5th time Matthew has competed, and whilst this wasn’t his personal best time he completed the circuit in only 3 hrs 24 minutes which gave him a finishing position of around 3,000. A fantastic result when you consider in excess of 30,000 took part on the day.
Matthew is extremely grateful to his team of supporters consisting of his wife Christine, daughter Rebecca (14), son Sam (12), daughter Hannah (4) and chief fundraiser his dad, who all cheered him along the route and were there to congratulate him at the finishing line!!
Matthew comments, ”I thoroughly enjoyed the day although my legs were a bit stiff, more so than previously. I chose The Stephanie Marks Appeal as I am non insulin dependant and have been for 10 years. I started running to help me control my diabetes and got the bug for it. This is the second time I’ve supported the Appeal as it’s such a worthwhile cause and I also think it’s important to support a local charity. I trained for the event by running lots and lots of miles with the Woking Athletic Club, so I would like to acknowledge their support.”
The Stephanie Marks Appeal is dedicated to improving the quality of diabetes care throughout North Surrey and Outer London. Plans are underway for a new state of the art diabetes resource centre to be built within the grounds of St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey. This centre will be linked by a sophisticated IT system to GP clinics and community hospitals located throughout the community, giving faster access to a broader level of care closer to home.
Stephanie Marks was born at St Peter’s Hospital and sadly died in 2002, she was only 17. She had Type 1 diabetes for six years. To Stephanie, diabetes was merely a stumbling block that she would easily overcome in pursuit of her dream of becoming a doctor. The centre will be a lasting tribute in her memory.
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