Sunday, 21 February 2010

London Marathon Update 3

Over the last 2 months we have made a great deal of progress in our training and fundraising targets. It is now 9 weeks till the big day!

Training Update
Training has progressed relatively smoothly, Marianne’s injury is still niggling but so far this has not held us back. We have now progressed to 16 miles and will be increasing the distance steadily over the next 2 months.
Running in the snow and ice has been tough at 6:30 in the mornings but the weather has not held us back. Gill Leslie joined our running group and successfully ran her first half marathon with us this month. Unfortunately 2 of our friends have had to defer to next year through injury. None of us are in a fit piece at this stage so we have to maintain a balance between increasing the miles and nursing our wounds. This Saturday will be an 18mile run hopefully the snow will be gone or we may be running in moon boots. The Ashby 20 miler at the end of March will be part of our training plan and we get a sweater for taking part ;O)
We have been researching sports nutrition and getting this right was a real turning point and has made a dramatic difference to our endurance on the long runs. However with this intake of carbohydrates we will resemble Michelin men by race day! We have booked a post-marathon beach holiday so the diet will start promptly after the race.

Fundraising Update
Well what can we say? We are completely overwhelmed and appreciative of the support and donations we have had so far. We have raised £1450 so far and are just £150 away from our fundraising target.
This generosity of others has been a real help and took the stress out of fundraising, which has enabled us to concentrate fully on the marathon itself. A big thanks to those that have already donated; Sarah, Anja, the Javed’s, Naidah, Nic, Deb, Giles, Dave, Ian, Amanda, Lucy, Lucy C, Greg, Jane, Rosie, Nicola, Nick, Helen, Ann, Terry, Anon & Linda. Thanks also to those that have donated as part of the ‘fit for a fiver; scheme and ‘running package’.
We are running to raise money for the ‘National Autistic Society’, Marianne has worked with children and families affected by Autism for the last 11 years and has seen first hand how this can effect lives and what a big difference extra advice and support can make. For more information about Autism, Aspergers Syndrome and what this charity does, go to the NAS website

To make a donation click here or ask Tim or Marianne for a sponsor form.

Fundraising Schemes;

• Fit for a Fiver

People will give £5 to enter a drawer to claim a personal training session with Tim (worth £40). Those that take part will have their names placed into a hat and at the end of the month one name will be randomly drawn to see who gets a session for £5. This will take part for a further 4 months, so those that want to take part every month can donate £5 each month or £20 to have their name placed into the remaining 4 draws. 
Jane Godfrey was the lucky winner for January, Februarys draw will take place at the end of the month. To take part donate your fee on the fundraising page Virgin Money Fundraising Page writing “fit for a fiver” in the comments box or give your fee to Tim or Marianne.

All proceeds for the above schemes will go directly to the National Autistic Society via Our Charity webpage


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