I want to run a long long way!

I'm a miserable and unfit fucker - I need a goal to turn my life around - so obviously I have just applied for a charity place to run the London Marathon next year

I hope you mofo's will sponsor me if I can get in?

what charity?

you should have put in to run up to our house fella

who ya runnin for??

Applied to Starlight http://www.starlight.org.uk/

Don't know when I'll hear more from them

The normal ballot seems to be closed already

I spoke to the Starlight people today - they have 25 places to allocate in the Autumn, they will be giving them to people who are best placed to make over £3000 in sponsorship between September and race day.

I have a cunning plan - to start now

It gives me a head start of about 4 months to raise money, if I get a place then ace I'm on the road, if not then at least I will have raised some money for them anyway

The fundraising lady loved this idea and is sending me some gear.

I'll be setting up a little online sponsorship site and will post the link when I can.

I'd really appreciate support if at all possible

H wrote:I spoke to the Starlight people today - they have 25 places to allocate in the Autumn, they will be giving them to people who are best placed to make over £3000 in sponsorship between September and race day.

I have a cunning plan - to start now

It gives me a head start of about 4 months to raise money, if I get a place then ace I'm on the road, if not then at least I will have raised some money for them anyway

The fundraising lady loved this idea and is sending me some gear.

I'll be setting up a little online sponsorship site and will post the link when I can.

I'd really appreciate support if at all possible

you CAN count on this old, fat unfit cypriot for some dosh fella

GOOD on yer dude for givin it a shot and doin summin to motivate yasell.Spot on



erm and NO H i DONT wanna do any runnin maself,unless it runnin around in ma Vee Dubs

Do they (peeps who organise the marathon) only allow peeps to run who are making money for a charity then ? Or can anyone decide they wanna do it just for themselves, and run. Not that I would !!

just keep us informed mate

bit of this

then some of this

then this

then

and maybe

TOASTIE wrote:just keep us informed mate

bit of this

then some of this

then this

then

and maybe

fookin quality Toastie

the braincell wrote:Do they (peeps who organise the marathon) only allow peeps to run who are making money for a charity then ? Or can anyone decide they wanna do it just for themselves, and run. Not that I would !!

there are 2 options to run in the London marathon...

either enter the ballot to get a place (too late now for 2010)

or

get a charity place. Charities are given a certain amount of places to allocate as they wish but obviously they allocate them to the people they think most likely to raise them the most sponsorship

TOASTIE wrote:just keep us informed mate

bit of this

then some of this

then this

then

and maybe

negawskloV wrote:

the braincell wrote:Do they (peeps who organise the marathon) only allow peeps to run who are making money for a charity then ? Or can anyone decide they wanna do it just for themselves, and run. Not that I would !!

there are 2 options to run in the London marathon...

either enter the ballot to get a place (too late now for 2010)

or

get a charity place. Charities are given a certain amount of places to allocate as they wish but obviously they allocate them to the people they think most likely to raise them the most sponsorship

I've never made it through the ballot - but never been so serious before either.

Ah right ta , It would seem a little unfair to have just charities doing it.

i'm running next year aswell.

I went through the ballot selection from marathon organisers.
if you go straight through a charity without doing the above you are only entitled to a gold bond place, this means you have to raise a minimum amount of wedge for the charity usually about £2000 some ask for less.

Hey Wonks, good one

It is indeed a golden bond I'm hoping for! The Starlight minimum is £3000, I'm going to aim for £5000, well why the fuck not

If I don't get in then I'll run my own personal marathon around the pods perimeter fence at next years Big Bang or something

you 2 should do it like this



i was guna say H should be the cows arss but im not sure you could trust him back there

TOASTIE wrote:you 2 should do it like this



i was guna say H should be the cows arss but im not sure you could trust him back there

Please help me on my way to London sponsor me here

H wrote:Please help me on my way to London sponsor me here

check your account

and GOOD LUCK

spellbound wrote:

H wrote:Please help me on my way to London sponsor me here

check your account

and GOOD LUCK

Thanks dude

With the giftaid too I've cleared 2% of my target already today, thanks guys

...and Mario, I've just seen your personal email address!

Even without the giftaid it's still 1.6% - it's a small numbers psychological mind game, but it's making me happy

H wrote:With the giftaid too I've cleared 2% of my target already today, thanks guys

...and Mario, I've just seen your personal email address!

its appropriate fella

H wrote:Hey Wonks, good one

It is indeed a golden bond I'm hoping for! The Starlight minimum is £3000, I'm going to aim for £5000, well why the fuck not

If I don't get in then I'll run my own personal marathon around the pods perimeter fence at next years Big Bang or something

well done you. gotta start training this week just so i look presentable in a pair of shorts if anything else!!
i'll defo sponsor you it's a cracking cause I worked with a few kiddies that benefited greatly form the starlight charity.