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16:38 Rachael Brown 23, Terene Stevens 41, Simon Purcell
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Lisa Barnard,<br />
39<br />
Ipswich<br />
First time runner Lisa said "My husband had run the Virgin London<br />
Marathon before so I felt particularly inspired to take part in the 2013 race,<br />
particularly as I'm going to turn 40 and it's a great way to remember it. But<br />
what has really driven me to run the 26.2 mile challenge is my Nan who<br />
passed away last year at the amazing year of 98. Although she had lots of<br />
support from her family to enable her to stay independent, there are many<br />
older people who are not as lucky and are feeling lonely and isolated, which<br />
saddens me a lot. Old age comes to us all and I believe that older people<br />
should be treated with dignity. I'm really passionate about raising money for<br />
Age UK and YouthNet to help them with their vital work for those less<br />
fortunate than my Nan."<br />
Age UK &<br />
YouthNet<br />
Rusty Wright,<br />
71, Jo Rodger,<br />
43<br />
Shipley, West<br />
Yorkshire<br />
Rusty and her daughter Jo will be running their first Virgin London<br />
Marathon together, Rusty said: " My daughter's a regular runner and we've<br />
been training together for the past few years. She's the one that really<br />
inspired me to take up the sport. As I'm 72 this year I really wanted to be a<br />
part of 'Team Run for It', Age UK and YouthNet's Marathon Team, to show<br />
how important it is to stay active as you get older. I'm delighted to be<br />
completing the event with my daughter beside me to show our support for<br />
the cause together and I can't wait to share this special day with her. In the<br />
lead up to the race we will train by completing many running events<br />
including Age UK's Leeds Abbey Dash and we'll be raising lots of funds by<br />
performing in my celeidh band and ukelele orchestra and with the support<br />
of Jo's social club. We can't wait for race day."<br />
Age UK &<br />
YouthNet<br />
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