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Manchester facial surgeon runs London Marathon to raise funds for cleft charity

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Consultant cleft and maxillofacial surgeon Vicky Beale completed the London Marathon in an amazing personal best of just three hours and 59 minutes – and, she has more than doubled her fundraising target for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA).

Vicky said, “I specialise in cleft lip and palate surgery at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and wanted to run in support of CLAPA because it’s an amazing organisation. I have personal experience of the incredible difference CLAPA makes to my patients.

“I wasn’t sure if I would manage to finish in under four hours, but I ran over 1,500 miles in training in the 12 months leading up to the marathon with a peak of 50 miles a week. My pacing went to plan on the day and the sub-four-hour finish was an amazing achievement – official finish time three hours, 59 minutes and five seconds!”

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