Posts Tagged ‘kevin matthews’

I’ve completed the final Flora London Marathon

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Well, it’s over. The big day has come and gone and I’ve finally had the lucy-porter-presents-medal-to-kevin-matthewsopportunity to complete the London Marathon again after a 12 year gap.

This time around was much more painful than I remember from before, although rose-tinted glasses maybe playing a part in my selective memory.

Yet, importantly, I have fulfilled my goal and achieved my Jenrick Experience!

I have to admit that crossing that finish line was an extremely emotional experience. You don’t realise how much mental energy it takes to complete the marathon until you’ve reached the end, especially as this time around it was not plain sailing by any stretch of the imagination!

Let me rewind a little and go back to the starting line . . . (more…)

Kevin Matthews London Marathon update

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

A number of you from around the company have asked for an update on kevin-dropshadowhow my training is going and have also asked for a link to my sponsor page for Children in Crisis. So, here you go . . . .

Training
This has gone well so far.

I completed the Great South Run (10 mile road race) in Portsmouth at the very end of October. I finished in a time of just over 1hr 30 minutes, which was where I wanted to be at that stage of my training. (more…)

Running the London Marathon for ‘Children in Crisis’ - by Kevin Matthews

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Thank you to everyone in Simon Holdings & Jenrick for supporting my goal of running the Flora London Marathon in 2009 on behalf of ‘Children in Crisis.’ Your sponsorship support, through the Jenrick Experience Award, has given me a massive boost in not only my fund-raising, but also my motivation.

I thought it would be nice to let others see why I chose to run the marathon next year, by reading my Jenrick Experience submission:

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