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Beth Green, 36
Mum-of-four Beth Green is feeling the pain and injuries after the first few
runs – but is determined to finish the legendary London run in memory of
tot Amelie Clipson-Smith, her best friend's daughter. Amelie fell ill and was
rushed to hospital in Bordeaux, France, where her family was living whilst
dad Kevin Smith worked there as an aeronautical engineer. Sadly, due to
the rapid speed the disease took hold, doctors were unable to save her
and she passed away on November 1, 2008. Her organs were donated
and helped save three children’s lives. Beth felt “compelled to do
something” to remember Amelie as well as “raise vital funds for a charity
close to my friend’s heart”.
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Steve
Bloomfield, 53
Felixstowe,
Suffolk
Cricketer Steve is running in memory of his best friends baby, Taylor
Westley-Smith who died of the disease at just nine months old. Steve, 53,
who plays cricket with Taylor’s dad Mark Smith, decided he would set
himself an ambitious target to support his friend – lose weight, get fit and
run the London Marathon. The stock controller, who has four children and
four stepchildren aged from 13 to 22, has already lost a stone after
embarking on a healthy eating plan.
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