LIFTON couple Kevin and Lavinia Marshall completed this year's London Marathon in aid of a local charity, Lifton Community Centre. The total raised to date is £1,250, but funds are still coming in. As a result, outline planning can commence.
This was Lavinia's second marathon and under the guidance of Matt Luxton, fa-fitness, she completed the course in 4hrs 56mins 34secs; 1h 50 mins quicker than her 2009 time. Matt also worked with Kevin and devised a training schedule which reduced his weekly mileage from 40 miles to 22 miles.
Kevin said: 'Before the marathon, I had doubts about the lack of long training runs, but after finishing the marathon in 3.04.08 — this proves that you can run a good time without running for long distances.'
Lavinia and Kevin wish to thank Matt Luxton for all his hard work and a special thank you to all the people who collected on their behalf and also to the businesses and individuals that sponsored them.