Katie Price, running for the broadcast and AV industry's charity, Vision, battled real pain to complete the Marathon

On an unforecast hot day Katie Price, her team and 31 Vision runners ran the Marathon with varying degrees of pain and in the process raised considerable sums for blind, visually impaired and dyslexic children

Vision Charity, largely supported by the broadcast and AV industry, has ambitious plans for 2009/10 so it was especially encouraging to have such commitment from all their runners and supporters

Katie had made it clear that even if she had to crawl across the line she would finish. She ran for 18 miles and then her recurring knee injury struck with a vengeance. True to her word, determined to finished, she limped the remaining 8 miles finishing in 7hrs and 11 minutes with real support from Peter (who was running for the NSPCC), her family who were also participating. Not only did she put months of effort into training but also put all her efforts into fundraising with spectacular results for Vision and the NSPCC.

Vision Executive Director Larry Davis said ”Katie and Peter have been committed and marvellous Patrons of Vision and we really admire the supreme effort that has gone into their participation of the Marathon. Not only have they helped Vision in so many ways and contributed to changing the lives of so many children but they have been an inspiration to our other runners”.

The recurring theme from the returning runners was that it would seem that for many their success was fuelled by Jelly Babies - that well known runners “must have”!

The runners’ supporters were all wearing Vision t-shirts which meant that Team Vision saw Vision supporters cheering them all round the course.

Those runners that met their fundraising targets (most exceeded them) will be rewarded with tickets to the charity’s signature event The Annual Vision Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 5th December 2009.

Team Vision is now recruiting to run in the Virgin 2010 London Marathon so contact Ian Vickerage or Larry Davis to register your interest. Vision will supply you with training and running t-shirts and also shirts for your supporters. They will also send you a fundraising pack to help you achieve your targets which means you could be amongst the attendees at the Annual Vision Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane in December 2010. This is just one of the many elite events offered by Vision so don’t miss out. You can meet your industry peers, have a great time and change childrens’ lives. So visit http://www.visioncharity.co.uk to find out more or contact Bernie Muir 020 8340 3074.