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Running 26.2 miles for the RNLI (http://rnli.org/) - Provides, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland (including some inland waterways such as the Thames) and a seasonal lifeguard service. There are numerous other independent rescue services operating in the same area. The RNLI is principally funded by legacies and donations with most lifeboat crew members being unpaid volunteers. The RNLI has 236 lifeboat stations and operates 444 lifeboats. Crews rescued on average 23 people a day in 2013. RNLI Lifeguards operate on more than 200 beaches. For anyone that has anything todo with the water then the RNLI is a great charity to support. SPONSOR HERE: givey.com/alexsmarathonforthernli