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
Good luck Jon and for a great cause too. Tell me what its like as I will be doing the Dublin marathon in Oct. Aaaagghh!
Donation by Finn Fitzsimons on 11/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Great cause, great bloke, good luck Jon!!!
Donation by Ian Masters on 11/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
will you be listening to a Freeform podcast while you run? ;-)) loads of luck run like the wind
Donation by Anonymous on 11/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Go for it Jon, knew you had it in you!
Donation by Jurgen Emery on 11/02/10
£100.00
have fun training!
Donation by dan chambers on 09/02/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
vaseline and plasters apparently...
Donation by Stephanie Bradley on 09/02/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Sympathy is what we need my friends... Good luck from Boston USA!
Donation by Andy Saks on 08/02/10
£15.00
Love ya Mark, good luck from Canada!
Donation by Torch on 08/02/10
£50.00
Good luck lads
Donation by boromeg on 06/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
You know what WC Fields said about water ... but whatever!
Donation by John Helmer on 05/02/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Still, you know best...
Donation by Frenchie on 05/02/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck lads!
Donation by Leon van Oosten on 04/02/10
£5.00
or a quid a mile
Donation by The Evil Dr Good on 04/02/10
£26.22
+ £7.40 Gift Aid
Great cause -- Have fun on the run :o)
Donation by Sandy Sampson on 01/02/10
£25.00
It would have been less effort using a horse.
Donation by TL on 01/02/10
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
always in awe of mad folk that run. good for you
Donation by Ellie Warner on 01/02/10
£15.00
Well done guys!
Donation by Ian and Sue on 01/02/10
£52.00
+ £14.67 Gift Aid
Good luck fellas :-)
Donation by Wadds on 01/02/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Good luck Mark.
Donation by Martin Locket on 31/01/10
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Will try and catch a glimpse as you whizz by.
Donation by Nic Ford on 31/01/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Much harder than being an analyst Jon! Well done for taking up the challenge!
Donation by Rimmergram on 31/01/10
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
You must be mad !!!
Donation by Uncle Pip on 31/01/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Well done Jon. You know I'd be there ... but I have this bone in my leg, you understand.
Donation by Dad & Gabrielle on 31/01/10
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Run like the wind...Hope you get your parking place and massage!
Donation by Nicky, Tom et al on 30/01/10
£20.00
good luck! and...don't forget YOUR water during the marathon.
Donation by rinus kroon on 30/01/10
£15.00
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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