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20-02-2009, 4:42 PM
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Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Hi everyone
This will be the first time I have ever tried anything like this with D-Day being 17th May 2009. I'm really excited and worried at the same time and so am asking for any advice / pointers in terms of the three months ahead.
I'm also looking for sponsorship, if you can respond here please. I have decided to run in aid of the British Heart Foundation as my wife's mother is having a heart operation soon and my wife's father died after a history of heart trouble not so long ago.
I thought it was an amazing statistic that EVERY DAY 500 people die from heart and circulatory disease making it the UK's biggest killer - my aim is therefore to raise at least £250 to donate to the BHF, with everyone's help on here, of course.
Thanks for any advice around training & guide to trainers / kit when training to avoid any obvious pitfalls there may be. Cheers guys - pledge your cash on here, I'll keep a "running" total  and then collect when the event has finished on Sunday, 17th May 2009.
All the best.
Pledges so far (£30) :
Kieron £10
Woodywizz £10
Dony £10
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20-02-2009, 6:47 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Go signup on fetch or uknetrunner.com - they're friendly bunches and according to mrs 159 who did the edinburgh marathon last year - her first, and in under 4 hours - the encouragement is invaluable.
Good luck!
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20-02-2009, 6:56 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Fiver here mate. If we can get 49 more members at a fiver that's the money sorted.
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20-02-2009, 7:13 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
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Fiver here mate. If we can get 49 more members at a fiver that's the money sorted.
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A fiver? Jeez .....
only kidding pal, cheers for that
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20-02-2009, 7:39 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
You gonna be starting a donation page or are you just writing it down and collecting?
I'll donate some either way, BHF is a very worthy cause, best of luck with it too!
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20-02-2009, 7:41 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
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You gonna be starting a donation page or are you just writing it down and collecting?
I'll donate some either way, BHF is a very worthy cause, best of luck with it too!
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I'm just going to edit the first post with donations as we go along and them I'm not sure what to do ...... justgiving.com maybe?
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20-02-2009, 8:12 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
tenner from me....in memory of my grandad.
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20-02-2009, 8:15 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
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tenner from me....in memory of my grandad.
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fancy joining me pal?
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20-02-2009, 8:15 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Go on then - I'll match Woody's donation of a tenner.
You'd better video it though - "Run, fat boy run" comes to mind
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20-02-2009, 8:17 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
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Go on then - I'll match Woody's donation of a tenner.
You'd better video it though - "Run, fat boy run" comes to mind 
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cheers pal, very inspirational!!
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20-02-2009, 8:35 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
If Ian J makes me a Mod for the day then £20 here
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20-02-2009, 10:36 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
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If Ian J makes me a Mod for the day then £20 here
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21-02-2009, 12:32 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Ah the good old Manchester Run. Good luck
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21-02-2009, 1:29 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Stick me down for £10 as well mate. My father had a quadruple bypass a few yrs ago and has never looked back.
Let me know when you need it.
I'll also donate £10 to IanJ's charity of choice if he makes signs a mod
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21-02-2009, 2:43 PM
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Re: Sponsorship & Advice needed from my Great Manchester Run 2009
Did the Manc run last year,great fun! dont go off too fast and run with the crowd. i did and paid for it! Also, watch out for the city fans passing threw Old Trafford...if the winds in the wrong directionyou may get a facefull of spit!!
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