Bluefin consultants run in 2008 Flora London Marathon
14 Apr 2008
7 work colleagues (Hugh, Andrew, Henry, Tom, Mandeep, Geoff and Jason) decided that 2008 was the year to do something to make a real difference to other people and at the same time achieve a major life time goal.
They decided to take part in the 2008 Flora London Marathon , one of the largest Marathons in the world with approximately 46,000 people taking part this year.
To further motivate them to meet the challenge, they decided to raise funds for WellChild , The National Autistic Society and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation .
Training for an April marathon in April meant many 6am training sessions during the preceding months - those very mornings when it's cold and dark and you can hear the rain battering off the windows. Gone were the lazy Sunday afternoons with a glass of wine.......but they were confident the effort would pay off!
The guys did an excellent job of raising over £7,000 for their chosen charities, and with Bluefin matching the sponsorship of each runner up to £500 it meant that even more money was raised.
This is my second FLM after finishing last year in a time of 5hrs 24 minutes raising over £2,000 in the process. What an amazing experience and, as a father of 6, running for WellChild this year was a no brainer for me.
Hugh (aka Silver Fox)
Left to right: Tom, Hugh (aka Silver Fox), Geoff, Henry (aka Blondie) and Andrew