Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Musi weSvondo, vamhanyi 36 000 vakabuda mumigwagwa yeLondon nokuda kwemujaho wemakiromita 26.2 weVirgin Money London Marathon. Zvisinei, nokuda kwevamwe varoorani, migwagwa iyi yakava nzira yemakiromita 26 uko vakatsinhanisa mhiko munzira. Vamhanyi veCancer Research UK Paul naLaura Elliott vakasarudza kuita chimwe chinhu chakasiyana nokuda kwezuva ravo romuchato uye vakabatanidza kuda kwavo kumhanya norudo rwavo nokuda kwomumwe nomumwe, nepowo vachiunganidza mari inokosha nokuda kwechipo chiri pedyo zvikuru nemwoyo yavo. VaPaul naLaura Elliott, vanoda kurovedza muviri, vakasarudza kuita chimwe chinhu chakasiyana nomusi womuchato wavo uye vakabatanidza kuda kwavo kumhanya norudo rwavo nokuda kwomumwe nokubatana paLondon Marathon. Zvinosuruvarisa kuti Paul, ane makore 41, akarasikirwa nababa vake nekenza yemudumbu makore 19 akapfuura uye nokumhanya marathon yevhiki rino, vaviri ava vakaunganidza £7 000 kusvika pari zvino kuti vabatsire kukudza kuyeuka kwake pazuva iri rinokosha. Vaviri vacho, vanogara muClapham, muLondon, vakamhanya vachipfuura nomumugumo pamwe chete pasi pemvura yemakonfeti. Vachitaura musi weSvondo, Laura ane makore 34 okukura akati: 'Zvave zviri zuva risingadaviriki chose chose, mugariro wave uri wemagetsi uye kukwanisa kugoverana zvose nemhuri yedu neshamwari kwave kuchikosha chaizvoizvo. 'Tave tichidzidzira zvakawanda pamwe chete zvokuti ndakawana kumhanya kwehafu yokutanga ndiri ndoga kusinganzwisisiki asi kwakaita kuti kusanganazve kwedu kuve kunokosha zvikuru. Chikamu chokupedzisira chakanga chakaoma zvechokwadi asi ndinofunga kuti tose taiva nomufaro uye takanga tine tsigiro huru yakadaro kubva kuvanhu vakawanda zvokuti takatakurwa kumativi ose.' Paul, ane makore 41, akarasikirwa nababa vake nekenza yemudumbu makore 19 akapfuura uye nokumhanya marathon yevhiki rino, vaviri ava vakaunganidza £7 000 kusvika pari zvino kuti vabatsire kukudza kuyeuka kwake pazuva iri rinokosha. Pashure pokugeza, kukwesha uye kuchinja zvipfeko vakadzokera kunzvimbo yokugamuchira kwavo kwemanheru, kwakaratidzwa. Paul akawedzera kuti: 'Zvave zviri zuva rinosuruvarisa uye ndinofara zvikuru kuva ndakaroorwa naLaura. 'Makiromita mashomanene okupedzisira akanga akaoma asi kuva nomudzimai wangu parutivi rwangu zvirokwazvo kwakabetsera. Ndinovimba kuti kusangana kweadrenaline yokuroora nokumhanya marathon kuchatipa simba rakakwana rokupfuura...
Paul naLaura Elliott vakasangana pakati penzira paSt Katharine Docks. Mhemberero yacho yakapupurirwa nevaenzi 80. Vaviri vacho vakamhanya vachipfuura nomumugwagwa wokupedzisa pasi pemvura yemaconfetti. Vakadzokera kunzvimbo yemhemberero nokuda kwepati gare gare. Ndakasimudza £ 7,000 nokuda kweCancer Research mukukudza baba vaPaul.