{"id":914,"date":"2010-04-23T13:10:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T13:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2016-01-06T13:31:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:31:17","slug":"carls-big-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/carls-thoughts\/carls-big-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl&#8217;s Big Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly, thanks to all those who have sponsored me for the London marathon on Sunday!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put in the training and aside from a very slightly tender calf that should be 100% by Sunday, I&#8217;m feeling pretty confident!<\/p>\n<p>By all accounts it will be a hot day (72f) in London but at least that will mean the crowds will be out.<\/p>\n<p>The money raised is all going directly into the ongoing work of CVM and will be used to develop more resources to help men and churches all over the uk. The generosity we have experienced and the encouraging messages left on the just giving website have been humbling.<\/p>\n<p>To answer a common question: no I&#8217;m not wearing fancy dress (Although dressing up as captain America was tempting!)<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t sponsored me yet you can just go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/justgiving.com\/revbeechy\">http:\/\/justgiving.com\/revbeechy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next update after the event. If you&#8217;re there spectating and by some miraculous event you see me on the road, give me a shout and a chocolate digestive!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers and God bless!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/carls-thoughts\/carls-big-weekend-2\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly, thanks to all those who have sponsored me for the London marathon on Sunday! 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