Iain Wilson, Rotary Club of Southam 2000 completed the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday May 22nd, in support of Thanks for Life. Having run the London Marathon for the last two years for British Lung Foundation, he’s decided to put this “talent” to use raising money for the Polio Campaign (and hopefully raising the profile of Rotary in general).
The one thing that people will know intuitively, but perhaps doesn’t think too much about is that it’s not the race itself that takes up the time, but the training. Iain reckons, over 16 weeks leading up to the marathon, he will have run over 100 hours and around 550 miles – and that’s before the race itself ... so it is a big commitment but he’s really looking forward to it!
The main purpose of running is to raise funds for Thanks for Life, and, if you would like to sponsor Iain, he is in the process of setting up his website. Iain’s aiming to raise £1500 through sponsorship and events, which will be matched by his employer as part of a Matching Scheme to a total of £3,000 or just over £100 per mile or about 7p per step which will keep Iain going!