# 'Ms Ordinary' raises £4,653 from London Marathon

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/05/01/039ms-ordinary039-raises-4653-london-marathon/
- Published: 2004-05-01T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Laura Foster, who called herself ‘Ms Ordinary’ in her attempt to stop disgraced
peer Jeffrey Archer from achieving the world record for the most money raised in
a marathon, didn’t quite reach his target of £1.6 million.**

Nevertheless, she raised £4,653.50 for charities including the NSPCC, Shelter and
Help the Aged.

Her Web site points out that she completed the Marathon in 4 hours 14 minutes, whereas
Archer finished in 5 hours 26. She added: “have you noticed how quiet Archer has
been about his own fundraising campaign?” It does indeed look as if he did not reach
his target.

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