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On the run!
Training hard for the Flora Marathon in London is 38-year-old Matthew Curtis who is hoping to raise £5,000 for the charity, Macmillan Cancer Support.
Matthew, managing director of Beeford, North Yorkshire-based international pig breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is pounding the road and putting in 40-50 miles a week to “get up to speed” before the big day on 22nd April. As might be expected, British pork and bacon form a vital part of his training diet.
A regular runner, and member of the Barracuda Triathlon Club, Beverley, he has completed triathlons and half-marathons but has never run a full marathon. However, he aims to complete the course and is looking for donations, large or small, based on running the full 26.3 miles!
He says: “Most people’s lives have been affected by cancer in one way or another. Macmillan, which relies totally on voluntary donations, provides help and support to reduce the suffering of terminally-ill patients so is a very worthwhile cause. Having been fortunate enough to gain a place, I am anxious to achieve as much as I can from the marathon.”
ACMC’s sophisticated computer modelling can pinpoint exactly how long it will take particular pigs to reach their target weights but, although Matthew has a target, at the moment he’s not prepared to predict his precise marathon time!
Donations can be made on line at http://www.justgiving.com/matthewcurtis
23rd March 2007
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