Mark Deakin

Mark Deakin, a Partner Manager at Vodafone, has caught the running bug after taking part in the New York Marathon. Mark has now taken on the challenge of the Berlin Marathon and plans to run 600 miles during training before race day! He is running to support World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) in honour of his friends and family that have been affected by cancer and wants to raise as much money as possible to support cancer prevention research. Please show Mark your support by sponsoring him below. Thank you in advance.

"Shortly after completing the New York Marathon, as I was queuing to pick up my belongings in fact, I decided this marathon was not going to be my last. I am therefore now running the Berlin Marathon in September 2010 in aid of World Cancer Research Fund.

I have picked World Cancer Research Fund as all my sponsorship will go towards the prevention of the disease that has affected not only my family a number of times but also more recently close friends.

I plan on continuing with my running blog on http://sparkydblog.spaces.live.com which in return for your donation I promise to keep up to date so you can revel in the further discomfort I will be putting myself through in preparation for the Berlin Marathon.  Between now and September 2010 I expect to complete another 600 miles, plan to race in the Reading Half Marathon and with any luck reach a grand total of 1500 miles before race day.

Dig deep and thank you in advance as always!”

- Mark Deakin

Sponsor List

• Neal Fiske: £20.00 Go Deaks! Something to get you started ...
• Mike Robinson: £25.00 Extra is an insentive to integrate Asp...... - VF Apps. Have you booked hliday :-)
• Ewan Dalton: £25.00 ausführen, Fett Bursche, ausführen!
• Dave York: £10.00 Good luck Mister. Hope it all goes to plan.....
• Kevan Spriggs: £10.00 Lay off der Knackwurst!
• Paul Strike: £15.00 Watch out for those burly Berliner's! They may like blokes in pink tu-tus!
• Chris Keen: £10.00 You are mad, but gotta tip my hat to ya for doing this, did a 10k on Sunday and that was enough!!!
• Jenny Prior: £10.00 Nike It :)
• Chris Rothwell: £25.00 Are you running in 80's gear? The wig was particularly attractive and could work well in Berlin?
• James Matthews: £25.00 Good luck mate, now stop updating Facebook with your running times!! :)
• Jon Gulbransen: £25.00 Mark, you need to sponsor me when I'm dragging my fat ass around the London course… Yes this is a guilt donation.
• Chris Moore: £25.00 Good luck mate!
• Christopher Adams: £10.00 Run Deaks, run.
• Chris Stevenson: £15.00 Best of luck from both of us ... waaah!
• Emma Carpenter: £50.00 You are clearly mad as the chaffing of a tutu cannot be a nice experience. Hope you've got lots of vaseline!!! Great cause, good luck
• John Lamb: £50.00 Mark, viel glück!
• Martin Kirby: £20.00 Run, Deaks, run!
• Steve Burgess: £15.00 I am nothing if not a man of my word. Good luck Mother Hubbard.
• Leigh Smith: £10.00
• Charlotte Duffy: £10.00 Good luck - after running with you this weekend I know you'll be fine, espeically with all those jelly babies keeping you company! x
• Tim Kimber: £10.00 Best of luck Mark!
• John Westworth: £10.00
• Gemma Veitch: £3.00 A few more quid for the fund. Good luck xx
• Dan Pilling: £20.00 Sparky D, good luck and don't let the Germans chase you with their sausages :)
• Leah Stiff: £10.00 Run Fat Boy.. Run!!!!!!!!!!
• Phil Evans: £2.00
• Owain Evans: £10.00 Good luck Mark - great cause! :-)
• Katherine Sargeant: £30.00 Fabulous guy, fabulous cause - Go Monkey Go! X
• Edward Wimshurst: £25.00 Good Luck Mark, I will be there cheering you on!!