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Just got a copy of the Edinburgh News with their official Marathon results special etc.:

Ed Henderson
4:32:59
Chris Green
4:42:34

Very happy with these, my time being 2 seconds quicker than I thought

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I woke up Sunday morning, 6:00am to have something to eat. I was not going to get caught out again with the diet thing. I had spent the week, carb-loading and was feeling a bit stuffed. A Weetabix and a honey covered bagel were my poison before I slowly and reluctantly got […]

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Last night I got a call from Chris, apparently The Sun had been on the phone. They had managed to track Chris down, not quite sure how and he had done an interview on the phone with a reporter.
We then had a photo shoot with a Sun photographer in Leith Links where we once […]

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Well after three articles in the Edinburgh News, you could be forgiven for thinking that was it. Nope, today, we (well Chris), made it into the Scotsman (Health section) with this article - Teacher raises £2000:

Teacher raises £2000
A TEACHER who is raising money for charity after almost dying from meningitis has smashed the £2000 […]

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Following on from the two news articles so far:

Meningitis man’s marathon effort to pay back his carers
Marathon funds are on course

We now have another one - Man who lost ability to walk ready for marathon. Well spotted Rose!
Here is the text of the article:

Man who lost ability to walk ready for marathon
A MAN who […]

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Short and sweet post.
First of all congratulations to Chris who broke the 200 mile barrier on Monday night. Now up to a whopping 209.2 miles ran so far, well done dude. That in itself is an achievement.
Secondly, congratulations to us, sometime yesterday we broke the £1666.67 mark, which is exactly one third of […]

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Lets hope the Edinburgh Marathon is not as hot as this years London Marathon. Apparently it was roasting!
Thousands of folk ill, injured and suffering, one poor bugger didn’t even live - Runner dies after London Marathon.

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Some how Ed managed to find out that the Evening News have very nicely put a follow up piece in the paper today, quite impressive considering he’s still at his high altitude training camp. Its went like this:

Marathon funds are on course
A MAN who is running the Edinburgh Marathon in aid of meningitis research […]

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No, I wasn’t wearing dodgy clothes and with a can of Tennents in my hand. Just running round the Meadows, home to every student in Edinburgh.
Route
Commonwealth Pool>> East Pre St>> Melville Drive>> Hope Park Cres>> Track around Meadows >> Melville Drive>> Hope Park Cres>> Track around Meadows>> Melville Drive
Distance
3.5 miles
Time
33 mins
Stops
None. Nada.
Comments
I had […]

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Well, quicker than we thought, we made it into Saturday’s Edinburgh News. A great write up and a smashing photo. For some reason, I suggested Rose check the website on Saturday and it was in, otherwise we might have missed it. Chris’ head also made the front cover and the front page […]

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