Victory as Chief Executive completes marathon

Wednesday 28 April 2010

Paul Bridge, Homes for Haringey's chief executive, is celebrating after successfully completing the London Marathon in a personal best time of four hours and 54 minutes.

Paul raised over £4,500 for HACT, the housing charity which helps housing providers transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people within their communities.

Paul Bridge Homes for Haringey's Chief Executive runs in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon

This was the second marathon Paul has completed and this year he knocked off thirty minutes from his previous record in 2009.Training included running home from his office in Wood Green to his house in Peckham on a regular basis. Paul’s initial fundraising target was £2,000, he said: “I’m incredibly proud to have raised so much money for HACT, as they are doing great work to improve housing, which is my biggest passion. It’s not an easy race to run, but knowing how much money I raised proved a great motivator to complete the course and beat my previous best time.”

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