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Spotlight on ... Michell Beattie

Name: Michell Beattie, nursery nurse, Keystone Centre, Strood, Kent

What made you enter the London marathon?

I've been watching it on TV for years and thought, 'I can do that'. Iwrote in to see if I could get a place through the ballot, but I didn't.Then Children with Leukaemia contacted me to see if I would like to runfor them. They've been really supportive. Every week they e-mail me witha training plan, and they give advice on diet as well.

How much money do you need to raise?

I've got a target of 1,500. I've had a lot of support from familyfriends, local press, people who've come into the health clinic.

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