M Brian

Im having a go at doing the great north run this year - will be first attempt at doing any running. (apart from the odd bits and bobs of training ive done)

Im running on behalf of the breat cancer campaign (excellent cause in my opinion) and have pledged to raise a minimum of £350 I'm running a bit short at the moment and don't know how much success I'll have in getting the family to cough up more.

Click my sig below for my online sponsor page - and i'd be grateful of any donations - pence or pounds (they claim tax back and increase the donation with gift aid too! )

I haven't got any tearful or woeful stories to push you into feeling guilty and donating to charity - so I'll plead on your lazy nature - you don't even need to leave your seats to put it in a charity box - click the link below and help me help a good cause!!!

Also - 2 weeks to go - should I be caning it trying to get in some last minute fitness or taking steady so not to wear out beforehand?
any tips on doing the distance eating before after etc??? lol proper amatueur I was hoping for under 2 hours... but im now currently hoping to beat the guy in the deep sea diving suit!!

Thanks for reading (and donating !!)

Hayxr

Yeah come on guys! Get ya money out!

Nikki

you don't need these huni,,,and I think what ya doing it a fantastic thing,,,so WELL DONE YOU

I'll sponser you,,,but you have to buy a PF Lovely Lady Calendar too

I think more people should do this sort of thing,,,,,,cos it benefits everyone somewhere along the line

Good luck huni

x x x

Hayxr

Its helping my aunty!

Fantastic cause!

M Brian

deal!!

thanks for your support!!

Nikki

cor I hate forms,,,,but hey ho my tenner is with ya,,,and RECLAIM that tax ,,,ohh did ya like me message,,,pmsl!

Na really good luck huni

ohhh and click the link in my or Hays siggy for the calendar get ya name down

x x x

digita1dragon

How come mines a pledge and the others are a donation?
Im only giving you cash if you finish is it!?!? Top 10 position it has to be too.

M Brian

Hayxr

10 days to go!

Hope your training lol!

M Brian

lol I ran for a whole 20 minutes last night up the bypass!! lol was knackered

Hayxr

lol o dear!

So if you don't make the full £350 do you still do the run?

Have you got the company you work for to sponsor you yet?

AlexF

if you sponsor me I'll sponsor you

M Brian

fair deal!! where do I sign up?

AlexF

here please!

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...39919&start=40


ALex

M Brian

upski!!

Hayxr

???

M Brian

I've got loads of people within the company to sponsor me.

The company won't do it indivually. (they'll sponsor local football teams etc but not individual one off events)

not sure what happens if I don't hit it - I think basically i'll have to make up the deficite or they'd never give me a place again! plus I signed that I would raise their minimum when I sent my confirmation.

i'm about £100 off at the moment.

cheers for your support!! (lol and I don't just mean holding me up )

Hayxr

you been on the drink again!

So you need £100 errmmm!

got any ideas! or are you kinda hoping you won't need to do it if you don't meet the min amount! pmsl!

M Brian

I never drank yesterday!!!! I didnt touch a drop!! are you impressed?!!


i've sent my mother off to work with a sponsor form to rally round her friends. sent an email out this morning to random people in my address book see if anything comes of that....

im getting proper concerned now!! its not long away and I did some training over weekend last week and im killing!! lol and I only been doing half the distance!!

heard chris moyles on Radio1 on about the GNR - think one of them is doing it they were going by the theory of NOT doing any training so as to conserve energy for the actual event..... I reckon thats a SUPERB idea!!!

Hayxr

Very impressed!

Yeah i heard them talking about it this morning! Think all of them are doing it!

God thats gonna hurt without training!

I'm getting well nervous about my pics for the calendar now too! Gotta have them taken this week!

Think dal's gonna put that video of you up on xrtwo.com tonight you soo have to watch all of it! Too funny!

M Brian

one last bump!

Hayxr

And have a free bump from me!

M Brian

thanks for the sponsors!!!


I did it yesterday and it well knackered me it was sooo hot!!

so worth doing though.

onyl problem now though if I sit down at all for any length of tiem my legs get so stiff its hard to get up again


R.I.P. to the guys (and women) who didn't make it though. ultimate respect for pushing your all for good causes. so shocked at seeing someone been given CPR at the roadside.

Hayxr

Nice one babe! Well done! Bet you will be wearing your medal for the next month! pmsl!

Sorry to hear about the people who died! Very sad!

Punter

well mate u done us proud

GAZ W

what time did you do it in mate??

M Brian

2 hours 23mins.

not very fast but most i've ran before is 10k!! (do 10k in about 50mins)

its quite addictive actually, I may keep it up and have another go next year.


Mind you, I dont think I did myself any favours the night before the GNR - stayed in amble in northumberland, quite a cool but strange place, and I wasnt very healthy and had fish and chips for tea with southern comfort and cokes to wash it down with.

should of had chicken, pasta, potatoes and plenty of water. but couldnt find any italians! so it hit me quite hard on energy when I got running.

M Brian

finally collected in the cash and £480 totalled!!!

quite happy at that!!