Madjack & Jon's Brighton Adventure
Event: Brighton Marathon 2010 on 18/04/2010
Team Members: Jon Collins
£3,137.62 raised of £5,000.00 target
137 donations
My Target:
£5,000.00
£3,137.62 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Message from Mark: Thanks for taking the time to look at our page. I'm hoping you are here to donate to Water Aid, a fine charity providing clean drinking water and sanitation to people in some of the world poorest countries. Good on ya! I have never run a marathon before. Until now the furthest I've ever run was about 12 miles on the last tour in Rome, and that was only because I got lost and couldn't find my way back to the hotel. I'm no Bob Geldof so I'll get to the reason why I think you should donate as much as possible. The nice people at Water Aid have promised a parking place only 5 minutes' walk from the finish line to the 100 people with the highest donations by Feb 3rd. After running 26 miles please don't make me walk for half an hour to get to my car. So, what are you waiting for? Seriously, it's a great cause and we would be grateful for any donations, however small. If you would like to read more about Water Aid click here
Update: 08:03:10 Yesterday we ran the Bath Half Marathon. I was slightly disappointed with my time of 1:41:58 and surprised how different it felt running without music (not allowed) and being elbowed by 13,000 other runners. Most of all, I was feeling depressed thinking how knackered I felt after 13 miles, knowing that Brighton was 7 weeks away and 26 miles long. Today my spirits were lifted by an email from Water Aid with the news that I'm one of their "Magic Runners" This means a good parking space and a massage. Hurrah! Thanks for raising more than £2K for Water Aid. I'm sure they will put it to good use. I'm hoping we can reach £5K by April 18th.
Message from Jon: Water Aid is a charity with a pretty straightforward remit - access to clean, safe water should be a right, not a privilege. This is my first marathon, and looking at the training schedules, it may well be my last. So thank you very much for looking, and please do donate to what is a fine cause. Of course, if we do happen to hit the target we'll also get access to the massage tent, but please, please don't let that sway your decision. Not even a little. Oh, go on then...
Update 20/3/2010: The Bath Half, which was looming ahead, is already fading into the distance and there's a month to go before the event itself. Training continues apace, up to 20 miles now, and no sign of the wall so fingers crossed. And a huge thanks for all the donations so far, which just goes to show a whole bunch of things, all of which are good!
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My charity
WaterAid
Charity Registration No. 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland)
WaterAid is an international charity. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. For more information please visit http://www.wateraid.org/uk - Thanks so much for your support!
Donations 137
Well done!
Donation by Fred & Karen on 30/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Well done guys!
Donation by Linsey on 19/04/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
wish I could do more
Donation by Dr Neil Mallett on 18/04/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Good job!
Donation by Moo on 18/04/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Well done!
Donation by Fiona Campbell on 18/04/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Best of British.
Donation by Doug on 18/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
All the best to you both!
Donation by Sarah on 18/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Anything Eddie Izzard can do.........
Donation by Andrew on 18/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
No bonking! Oh, and have fun...
Donation by RobC on 17/04/10
£20.00
you silly bastard, good luck
Donation by Mike Kelly on 17/04/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Portugal was great! thanks for the music, Mark. Good luck to Jon too
Donation by Guy on 17/04/10
£40.00
In memory of Matt April 9, 2010. Still will not/cannot shuffle Marillion from ipod. Very comforting at this time.
Donation by Ginger-Alabama on 17/04/10
£100.00
Save water... drink beer! Good Luck
Donation by Simon Wheadon on 16/04/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
You run, I donate - works for me every time!
Donation by Caroline Taylor on 16/04/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good luck guys, my money is on the bald bloke ;-)
Donation by Tosh on 16/04/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Have fun and good luck!
Donation by Phil Harrison on 16/04/10
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
With love from Holland x
Donation by Janke on 15/04/10
£5.00
Go Mark, GO!!
Donation by Hanneke de Bruijn on 15/04/10
£20.00
Go! but Don't Hurt Yourself! ;)
Donation by Tuula Mäenpää on 15/04/10
£15.00
Really proud of you Mark, good luck, lots of love viki x x x x x xx
Donation by viki price on 15/04/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good Luck Mark & Jon.
Donation by Katie Rootham on 15/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
All the best.
Donation by Chris Salmon on 15/04/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Take care & all the best!
Donation by Sabine, Germany on 15/04/10
£11.00
Good Luck Mark!!!
Donation by Christine Westbroek on 15/04/10
£10.00
The journey is the reward! Good Luck!
Donation by Nicki Waffenschmidt on 14/04/10
£10.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£3,071.62
- Offline donations£66.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£3,137.62
- Gift Aid£595.30
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