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Tue 10 Oct 2007In the run for serious fundsMarathons are big fundraising events as runners give their charities a sporting chance. Emmet Malonereports.It's hard to pin down just when it was that somebody first hit upon the idea of linking them running a marathon and their friends giving money to charity but one thing's for sure, it's become an awfully lucrative marriage over the past few years.