A marathon triumph despite duo's injuries; Mum and son in charity run.Byline: By JOANNE DOUGLAS News ReporterA MOTHER and son both ran the London Marathon The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. In addition to being one of the top five international marathons run over the traditional distance of 42. - despite both being injured. Honley postmaster postmaster - The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is Brenda Bodenham ran 26.2miles in seven hours 50 minutes, despite having a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. and being an asthma sufferer. Her son Ciaran completed the charity race in five hours 10 minutes, even though he sustained a knee injury ten miles into the race. Unbeknown to each other, they both applied to run the race in memory of relative Roland Heuvelink. He was a rugby player for Holland and her husband's brother-in-law. He died of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Definition Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP; also known as Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome) is a rare disease that gradually destroys nerve cells in the parts of the brain that control eye movements, breathing, and (PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. ) in May 2007. Due to her concerns about her asthma, Mrs Bodenham only told her family weeks before the race that she was due to take part. It was then she found out her son Ciaran, 21, was also running. It fired friendly rivalry between the two of them and a determination to raise as much as they could for the PSP Association. The postmaster, who is due to celebrate her 50th birthday next month, said: "Every year I would watch the start of the London Marathon from the comfort of my bed and think 'maybe one day I will do that' but I believed that my asthma was a major obstacle. "It really was a concern, the training was especially hard because it had to be done over the winter months. "But my doctor at Honley Health Centre was fantastic, she monitored me every couple of weeks and gave me lots of advice and support. "Many people had spoken of the crowd support and wonderful atmosphere, but nothing could have prepared us for the experience. "It truly was the most amazing and rewarding day of our lives, we were touched by the crowd's sustained support throughout the rain and hail and the occasional spurts of sunshine. "I said when I finished 'never again'. The day after it was a maybe but now I think I'd love to do it again." Ciaran is a third year architecture student at Manchester University. He joined his mother, a postmaster at the Church Street Post Office, Honley, on the starting line starting line n. Sports The point or line at which a race begins. Noun 1. starting line - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game scratch line, scratch, start but raced ahead of her. Their efforts have so far raised pounds 1,400 but they want to raise pounds 2,500 for the PSP Association, which supports people with the brain disease. PSP is a condition that progressively prevents sufferers from walking, talking, eating and drinking. In the latter stages of the disease, patients are often confined to a wheelchair or are bed-bound and unable to communication, yet remain mentally alert. The duo hope their marathon effort will go some way to help fund research into the condition and support patients. CAPTION(S): TRUE GRIT: London Marathon success for Honley sub-postmaster Brenda Bodenham pictured with her finishers medal and with Ciaran (below) (AC240408run) |
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