Back home in Hwange!

This is me (in the red shirt) with just 1km to go till the end!

I am home in Hwange now after a wonderful trip and a challenging race. Again I thank you all for your support and now its back to work for those LIONS!

Brent

Finished!

Well, I am  sitting in yet another bath in a london hotel pleading to my legs to speak to me again! I finished yesterday's London marathon in 4:31:01. A bit slower than my target but I am very happy.
I went very well for the first 32km and the my calves cramped up and the wheels fell off!
Dressed in a loincloth, I received amazing support from the public(thanks) but everyone was shouting  things like "come on Tarzan!" Or "oh, caveman! Fancy a jelly baby?"
At the last count I think we had raised about £800 so that is all going to support the "long shields"

Thanks a million folks

Brent

THANKS

Now, with just a dozen hours or so to go, I want to thank you all for your support. I am sure you have  realised by now that I really believe in this project, its people and its principals. Your support, monitary or even just spreading the word about lions, goes a long way to securing a future for Africa's Lion.

I am running in a loin cloth and carrying a small Ndebele shield on my right arm to represent the team! Look out for me and Roar when I come past

Brent

Point of no return!

Well I am sitting in my hotel room resting the legs and have about 24 hours to go until the London marathon! Your generous donations are still coming in so that is inspiring. Keep it up!

All ready 

My mother brought me my customised "loincloth" yesterday and it looks great. My race number is 57978 and I think there is a way of tracking my progress tomorrow online by entering that. Check out "marathon photo" and you will be able to enter my number and get pictures of me on the course and at the finish.

Folks that may be the last post before the run so a huge thanks for all your support and wish me luck!

Brent 

Eye on the prize!

Followers of the London marathon official blog have just recieved a motivational boost....

a sneek preview of the finishers medal!

I did 12.6km this morning but having seen that I might go out again!!

Here is a thought!!

Reading up on last years London marathon it dawned on me that there will be more people finishing the race on the 13th April than there are lions left in the wild!!

Its almost time to go!

Well its almost time to start my journey to London for the big day so this will be one of the last posts until you hopefully see one with my finisher's photo attached. Donations are coming in swiftly now and I wanted to extend my deepest gratitude to those of you that are supporting us. Remember to email me the details of your donations so I can claim them from the Oxford account and so I can thank you personally. If I have not thanked you then I haven't seen your email.

Me running my usual route near Hwange safari lodge

Shupi: The latest news on shupi is that he is about 80km NW of where we were chasing him with vuvuzelas. He is about to re-enter a protected area near Hwange's sinamatella camp so that is a real score if he stays there and out of trouble.

If you are a spectator at the marathon on the 13th April, look out for a man in a leopardskin loincloth, wearing a red shirt with the Long Shield logo on the front. The back of the shirt reads "Roar your support for Africa's lions" so please shout your lungs out as I run past!

Other than that I thank you for your following my training and I wish you a future full of "tawny cats"

Brent