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Seeing as I was fortunate with my marathon place not to have the burden of sponsorshop weighing me down, I feel I should put some effort into making the pain experience worthwhile. At present, I give money every month to Shelter Scotland, Cancer Research UK and Red Cross.

These are all big charities, and to be honest I'm reconsidering my subscriptions to Shelter & Cancer Research as I'm of the educated/considered opinion they already have plenty of money, and there are more worthy causes. So ... I'm open to suggestions of where I should put my effort, both for this marathon and also longer term for my personal donations.

For the marathon, I'd like one 'local' (Edinburgh/Scotland/UK) charity and one 'international' charity. There are too many people in far-flung places who I'm going to hit, to believe they'd be happy if whatever I gather stayed in Edinburgh (I expect). Red Nose Day may actually cover both bases, and I have to say it's the leader right now.

Your comments and thoughts would be welcomed!