Survival squad succeed at London Marathon
Friday, April 25th, 2008Last Sunday saw the centenary of the London Marathon and another Survival team run one of the most famous races on earth, through rain and hail, for the lives of threatened tribal peoples everywhere.
Survival supporters go wild on the sidelines.
2008 has been a brilliant year for the Survival team. Not only did they smash all previous fundraising records by raising over £32,000, but each one of them struggled through months of training and injuries, ending up a hero.
Darren didn’t slow to a walk once and then helped a flagging stranger make it over the finish line.
Doug beat Olympic rower James Cracknell and his own 3 hour target by over five minutes.
Sam ran the hardest race of his life but raised more money for Survival than any individual ever has.
Tulls did a great time and sacrificed his i-phone to the marathon gods.
Rachel ran a brilliant race and passed a teetotal 25th birthday the week before because of her alcohol ban.
Rusty did 15 miles on crutches after having struggled through months of training with a knee injury but still finished with his head held high.
They made us all so proud and the money they raised will make a massive difference to the work we can do in the coming year.
If you’d like to take on the challenge of a lifetime, visit the Saa! Saa! Saa! Team section of the website and register your details for one of our Golden Bond places in the 2009 Flora London Marathon.
You don’t have to be Superman to do it and it isn’t going to be easy for anyone (except Doug perhaps, although we’re not sure he’s entirely human), but it really is a huge achievement and something you’ll always be proud of having done.
In the words of Darren, “it’s a world of pain… but totally worth it”.
