[paulwj]

Hi I have just heard from Josh that Bubble is doing the marathon again!

if you want to sponser him he has set up a web page for you at: Sponsor bubble

we all wish him well but - he's mad lol

[Amy]

Good Luck to him

[BusyBee]

Good on you Bubble.

[Kaz]

Hi Paul.

Good for Bubble - he's certainly a glutton for punishment, but it IS for a very good cause.

I take it Josh isn't tempted to run it again!?!?! (don't blame him!!)

[Romantic Old Bird]

Well done Bubble.

However, one's humble OH and number one son are also running the London again this year.

So, if anyone wants to sponsor them for Leukaemia Research, please let me know!

[BusyBee]

However, one's humble OH and number one son are also running the London again this year.

Will you not be joining them ROB??????

[Romantic Old Bird]

Well, I will defo be cheering them on anyway!

I am never going to run the marathon though. I am not that mad.

I have lost 39 pounds since January though, and I have brought my resting pulse down from 88 to 64 thanks to 7 hours in the gym, and 1 hour in the swimming pool a week.

I have also lost a total of 5" from my bust, 8" from my waist, and 5" from my hips!!

So, I personally feel I am approaching the 10 mile marker already.

[James]

Ladbrokes are offering odds on the first celebrity to finish the race. Bubble is listed.

'Sick Boy' aims for marathon win

Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller is leading the race to be the first celebrity to finish this year's marathon.

Miller, who played Sick Boy in the Brit flick, is at 2-1 ahead of Richard Dunwoody, the most successful jockey in English national hunt racing and Tony Audenshaw, who plays Bob Hope in Emmerdale, who are both at 3-1.

Actor Daniel Macpherson, of The Bill, is at 4-1.

Ladbrokes have made Miller the favourite among their list of celebrities because he ran the 26.2 mile event in just over three hours in 2000.

Audenshaw ran last year's marathon in 3hrs 8mins and 20secs while Macpherson, a keen tri-athlete, has a personal best of 3hrs 28mins and 46secs.

"Jonny is at the peak of his fitness," Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush said.

"Jonny has been keeping himself in shape recently and is certainly not a sick boy."

Michel Roux is battling it out with Gordon Ramsay for the fastest chef title.

Roux ran 3hrs 20mins and 54secs last year. Bookies have placed odds on Roux at 14-1 and Ramsay at 66-1.

Former Olympic breaststroke champion Adrian Moorhouse is at 25-1 along with Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor Jason Flemyng.

http://www.ananova.com/entertainment...sm_924845.html

Specials - London Marathon Specials

London Marathon Celebrity Challenge - Who will get the fastest time?
SELECTION ODDS BET NOW OR ADD TO MULTIPLE
Jonny Lee Miller 2/1
Richard Dunwoody 3/1
Tony Audenshaw 3/1
Daniel Macpherson 4/1
Michel Roux Jr 14/1
Mark Fell 16/1
Adrian Rayment 20/1
Adrian Moorhouse 25/1
Jason Flemyng 25/1
Chris Parker 33/1
Jeffrey Archer 33/1
Nell McAndrew 33/1
Jim Tavare 40/1
Graham Taylor 50/1
Sir Ranulph Fiennes 50/1
Gordon Ramsay 66/1
Beth Cordingly 80/1
Andrew Morton 100/1
Charlie Brooks 100/1
Charlotte Hobrough 100/1
Clare Nosin 100/1
Kate Garraway 100/1
Richard Herring 100/1
Charles Ingram 200/1
Brough Scott 250/1
Chris Chittell 250/1
Iain Duncan Smith 250/1
Lorraine Kelly 250/1
Donal Macintyre 300/1
Graham Gooch 300/1
Jason Merrells 500/1
Floella Benjamin 3000/1
Bubble 5000/1
Fauja Singh 10000/1

http://www.ladbrokes.com/lbr_sports?...e_id=210002578

[Amy]

Did anyone else see Bubble being Interviewed on the show today?? He was in good spirits! Well done to him, don't think I'd make it to the end

[Di2001]

Yes, I saw him being interviewed too Amy!

He was hoping to complete in under 6 hours.

Hope he's finished by now

[Amy]

Originally posted by Di2001
Hope he's finished by now

So do I, mind you I'm 100% sure I'd still be running this time next week

[BusyBee]

So do I, mind you I'm 100% sure I'd still be running this time next week

Snap.

[Amy]

Here's an update on Bubbles run yesterday

6 hrs 11 mins without a cigarette!! so proud!! well done bubble!! xx

Here's what he raised http://www.justgiving.com/bubble

Results for : BUBBLE
Runner No.: 32896

Position (Overall): 30492
Position (Gender) : 22707

Bubble finished just outside his target time of six hours. He completed the course in 6 hours, 12 minutes and 50 seconds

[paulwj]

Josh has posted this on his site so I'm copying it here lol
its an email he's had from bubble

[quote].......................

I actually got this email from him:

THIS IS JUST A QUICK EMAIL TO LET YOU KNOW I FINISHED THE 24th LONDON MARATHON IN 6HOURS AND 11 MINUTES, I KNOW I TOOK MY TIME BUT MY LEGS WENT AT ABOUT THE 18 MILE MARK AND I HAD TO BATTLE THE LAST 8MILES. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANKS FOR HELPING RAISE SOME DOSH, THANKS FOR ALL THE WELL WISHING TEXTS AND THANKS ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CHILDREN AT THE CHILDRENS TRUST. SO FAR TOGETHER WE HAVE MANAGED TO RAISE Ł1000.00 POUND ONLINE AND AROUND Ł500 OFF LINE, WHICH IS JUST FANTASTIC. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVENT HAD TIME TO DONATE ITS NOT TO LATE YOU CAN GO TO www.justgiving.com/bubble AND DONATE ONLINE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE OFFLINE PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL FORWARD THE ADDRESS OF THE CHILDRENS TRUST. THANKYOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE, YOU SHOULD BE PROUD AS YOU HAVE HELPED A FABULOUS CAUSE.
PAUL FERG
aka BUBBLE

Good old Bubble - bloody well done!

[Amy]

Originally posted by paulwj
Good old Bubble - bloody well done!

Absolutely!! well done to Bubble!

Thanks Paul

[BigSister]

Well done Bubble

[BusyBee]

Well done Bubble - good on you for keeping going.