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Weather atrocious, but finishing time the best yet!

The news said that parts of the UK had lower temperatures over this May holiday than during Christmas and it certainly felt it! Wind and rain were icy cold and there was no hanging around after running or flopping on the rain sodden muddy grass to recover!

Adrian started the charge at City Hall, getting over the line about 8 minutes after the starting gun. Jenny picked up after 6 miles, then handed over to George at Hillview Street after her 3.5 mile sprint through the city centre. George stormed up the Antrim Road with close to a personal best for his 7 miles and handed over to Michael's son Devin at Gideon's Green. Devin faced the full force of wind sea and rain along the 5 mile coast route into Dargan and Corporation Street where Michael took over for the last stage along the Lagan, Ormeau Road and Ravenhill.

Official finishing time for Classof76 team was 4 hours and 12 minutes. Taking off the 8 minutes or so before Adrian crossed the line brings that down to 4:04 or so. Not bad for 76-ers!

A welcome drink and full meal were enjoyed by all at Cutters Wharf afterwards, amidst reminiscing about bygone days at Friends!

Next challenge is Lisburn half marathon or 10K on 20 June. Sponsorship page still open raising funds for Cancer Research. Over £1000 raised so far. Please give a little if you haven't to date and big thanks to all those who have been so generous. See: justgiving.com/classof76.

Jenny, Adrian, Michael and George would be delighted if any of the class could them after the marathon relay run on Monday 7 May at Cutters Wharf around 14:00, as they have a celebratory drink and bite to eat!

Just a few days to go until the 2012 Belfast marathon and the classof76 relay team are ready for action again!

This year we are raising money for Cancer Research. To do so some of us are participating in three events: Belfast marathon on 7 May; Lisburn half marathon on 20 June; and the Great North Run on 16 September.

Our fund raising page is at: justgiving.com/classof76 and it's very easy to make a small donation.

Thanks for any consideration, every little bit helps! And big thanks to those who have contributed already.

Cancer Research is one of the world's leading charities dedicated to saving lives through research, continually discovering new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. As well as world-class research, the charity provides timely relevant information for patients, health professionals and the public, and influences public policy to keep cancer at the top of the health agenda. (See: http://aboutus.cancerresearchuk.org/).

Donating with justgiving.com is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details will not be passed to anyone. Donations go directly to the charity and Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation. It's the best way to donate... we raise more, whilst saving time and costs for the charity.

As I write we have a total of £616 already raised and hoping to exceed our target of £1500 before we finish all events.