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Old 20-02-2009, 4:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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
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Dony £10
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Old 20-02-2009, 6:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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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.

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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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Old 20-02-2009, 7:13 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Fiver here mate. If we can get 49 more members at a fiver that's the money sorted.
A fiver? Jeez .....



only kidding pal, cheers for that
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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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Old 20-02-2009, 7:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
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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!
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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tenner from me....in memory of my grandad.
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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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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
cheers pal, very inspirational!!
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If Ian J makes me a Mod for the day then £20 here

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Ah the good old Manchester Run. Good luck
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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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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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