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Page creator: Rebecca Saxby
Event: WaterAid - ING New York Marathon 2008
Event Date: 2nd Nov 2008
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About my charity : WaterAid WaterAid
WaterAid is an international charity. Our mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. For a gift of just £15 WaterAid can provide one person in Africa or Asia with a lasting supply of safe, clean water, sanitation and hygiene education.
Charity Registration No 288701 (England and Wales) and SC039479 (Scotland)
Fundraising target:  £5,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 4,905.00
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I DID IT!

It took 5hrs 53 minutes 19 seconds, and at times it wasn't pretty, but I made it over the finish line & I'm pretty sure I had a big, stupid grin on my face when I got there.

It was a totally amazing experience and I'm so pleased to have done it, but I'm not sure I will be rushing out to run 26.2miles again anytime soon.

New York is an amazing place to take on such a major challenge. The crowds were truly fantastic with their support - I heard so many cries and cheers of GO BEX (not always from cousin Hugo!) that there was no way I wasn't going to finish.

I had a hard time about half way through - painful stitch I couldn't shake and just feeling completely knackered really. It was also a quiet area, and the bloody mountainous bridges felt like they would go on for ever. But then at about mile 16 the route goes into Manhattan, and the bigger crowds and feeling of actually getting closer to the end gave me a real push. Seeing Hugo and his fanatastic cheerleading skills in the Bronx, and again in Harlem also worked wonders, and in fact the last few miles were some of the quickest!

Back home now and back to reality, but with some amazing memories and really rather wobbly legs to show for it. Oh, and a lovely big medal which I plan to wear for at least a week, maybe two!

Thank you all for your fabulous donations for WaterAid, and if you haven't sponsored me yet its not too late - this page is open until 9th January.

Many thanks once again from a tired and sore Rebecca x
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Joan Ashton 22/01/2009 £20.00 n/a Blame Kate for the delay in sending this! Well done! An amazing achievement! 
jeremy & Maureen 22/01/2009 £25.00 n/a Well done rebecca , an amazing achivement 
Chris Goodacre 02/01/2009 £25.00 £7.05 Well done 
Rebecca Saxby 27/12/2008 £20.00 n/a received with thanks from Bernice & Owen Dinsdale 
Rebecca Saxby 27/12/2008 £40.00 n/a received with thanks from Irene Crosswell 
Andy & Andi. 08/12/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Sensational.Bet your knees hurt now but the wine will no doubt sort that out.Very well done. 
Rebecca Saxby 02/12/2008 £20.00 n/a received with thanks from Sue Newborough 
Rebecca Saxby 02/12/2008 £25.00 n/a received with thanks from the Cook family 
Sue & Patrick 01/12/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Proud Mum just told us of your great achievement. Well done, lots of love. 
Pip 26/11/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Fantastic achievement - well done 
Gill Rushton 16/11/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fantastic achievement Becky - you must be so proud of yourself. 
Ed Perry 15/11/2008 £10.00 £2.82 That is such a long way and it's a fantastic cause. 
Marcus & Brenda 14/11/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done. What an achievement 
Emily 13/11/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Well done Becky - you did it. Its a pound for every year! 
Jim Pickering 13/11/2008 £50.00 n/a Better late than never (the donation not the finishing time!!) 
Simon and Sue Gentilli 12/11/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done Rebecca - what an achievement!!! XX 
The clift/Beck family 09/11/2008 £75.00 £21.15 Well done after doing the half myself you have done so well. well done 
Mimmo D'Ischia 07/11/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done, you made it! 
Karen and Per Djervig-Chamby 07/11/2008 £25.00 n/a Good job! 
Debbie Marshall 06/11/2008 £20.00 £5.64 seriously impressed - what next? 
Alison Scott 06/11/2008 £20.00 £5.64 amazing and awe inspiring! Well done 
Lucy and Ricco Darbishire 06/11/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You've done it....we're late...as usual....well done, what an achievement for a great cause! 
Lucy and Peter 04/11/2008 £40.00 £11.28 We're so impressed that you've the guts to do this crazy brave "thang' Becks. Ooodles of love and luck xxxx  
Julia & Peter 02/11/2008 £30.00 £8.46 what a star! 
john & Yvonne 02/11/2008 £25.00 £7.05 A very worthy cause. Good luck. 
Phil, George, Annabel, and Oliver 02/11/2008 £20.00 £5.64 You go girl! what a fantastic thing to do! xxx 
Olly 01/11/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Wish I could be there when you finish to drink all those Manhattans. Just rememeber, you have to be alive to be able to feel pain!! YOU WILL LOVE IT! 
Liz & Richard 01/11/2008 £50.00 n/a Great - but glad it`s you and not us !! 
Jimmy D 31/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Hope you don't need a Paula Radcliffe 'pit stop'!! Good luck & enjoy it!  
Louise Platt, Sarah, Dylan and Aimee 31/10/2008 £20.00 n/a You continue to inspire me. So very proud of you. Trust you run quicker then its taken me to sponsor you. Enjoy and take care. 
Julie Richardson 30/10/2008 £20.00 n/a Run surely and return safely,you are already a winner. 
Rebecca Saxby 29/10/2008 £15.00 n/a received with thanks from Jamie Cowie in lieu of physio fees! 
Rebecca Saxby 29/10/2008 £20.00 n/a recieved with thanks from James, Alan & Daisy at a drunken Chestnut Fair party 
Abigail 28/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck i hope it goes well  
Clive Kaye 27/10/2008 £26.00 n/a Go for it Becky,,,I know you're only doing it in preparation for the ski season! 
Mick & Hazel 26/10/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck Becky. We will be thinking of you! 
Nick and Di 24/10/2008 £100.00 £28.21 What a fantastic thing to do at your nearly great age! Good luck and hope theres plenty of water. 
David and Jenny Morris 24/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Enjoy and good luck 
Simon & Jemma 23/10/2008 £84.00 £23.69 We are very, very impressed. Best of luck 
Zoe 23/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wishing you lots of lucky Becky...have fun in NY once the run is over xx 
Chris & Myrah 22/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 The very bst of luck - not that you will need it! Hope to see you soon to hear all about it! 
Sos & Toby 21/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 We'll be rooting for you! Good luck & much love from us all. 
Ed and Urs 21/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 GO JUST GREAT 
Millie 20/10/2008 £3.00 n/a I wish I could come and run with you as I have so enjoyed training for this marathon, but I guess its for the best as I would probably trip you up! 
Penny and Tony 19/10/2008 £50.00 n/a We will be thinking of you in New York! 
Pippa Felton 15/10/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Interesting way to see NY! Good luck! 
Simon, Jo, Tasia & Milenka 15/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 How cool are you?! What a fantastic challenge. Enjoy NY! 
Roger, Kate & Constance 14/10/2008 £75.00 £21.15 You're madder than Millie, but Good Luck anyway! We're very proud of you! Much love & sloppy kisses from Connie 
dick n yve Turner 11/10/2008 £15.00 £4.23 You've got the determination so enjoy the challenge!! Good luck 
Gareth, Rachel & Toby 02/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck, hope that you beat Paula Radcliffe!!! 
Joanna 02/10/2008 £10.00 n/a Look at all the support you've got becs, it's fantastic, but not as fantastic as you'll feel when you're done. You're marvelous & I love you lots xx 
Best Gapp 01/10/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck and best wishes, from all at Best Gapp 
Axel and Desirie 29/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good on yer and good luck! 
Janie 25/09/2008 £50.00 n/a We wish you magic feet & a following wind, but all your hard work will be enough to see you through. 
Rachel and Guy 25/09/2008 £50.00 n/a 'blimey!' this is such a mega thing you are doing. we have the wine on ice for your return x 
James Watson 22/09/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You're mad, but best of luck! 
Alexandra Ferguson 22/09/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Thinking of you!! Hope to see you soon. Your cousin Alex xx 
Gordon and Heather 20/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 We hope you manage to enjoy the experience! Laudible... 
Ian Lewis 17/09/2008 £30.00 £8.46 After some reflection, think I'll just watch from a distance.. 
Pat and Gus Moore 17/09/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck and we will be thinking of you on the day. Lots of Lovexx 
Efrem 17/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 thank god it isnt Wineaid. Would cost me a fortune! Good luck! 
Trish 17/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Ribena - you're heading to 40 with style! 
Zoe and Mark Tentori 17/09/2008 £50.00 £14.10 The pain will be worth it.....good luck! 
Glynis and Stuart Main 16/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Very Best of Luck 
Ann and Raymond 16/09/2008 £50.00 n/a You have trained so hard and are so dedicated but it is still going to be a pleasure toasting you from our table at the chestnut fair in Collobrieres 
sally tompkins 15/09/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done, I admire your bravery! Good luck 
Carolyn Pottinger 15/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 good luck! 
Rachael, Tony and Thomas 15/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 So will Millie be in your rucksack then? See you at training xx 
Liz 15/09/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Becky. Will Milly be joining you to set the pace? 
Andrew and Nicola 12/09/2008 £50.00 n/a Good luck, hope the training is going well. 
Peter and Jacqui 11/09/2008 £25.00 £7.05 We admire your courage and envy your fitness! We shall be thinking of you. Go for it. 
Mickworld 01/09/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope training's going ok - if nothing else, it'll be a different type of training than usual in Nov!  
Michael Stokoe 31/08/2008 £50.00 n/a Go for it! I hope the training is going well 
Paula 30/08/2008 £250.00 £70.51 I can't believe a daughter of mine is doing this. I am proud of you.  
Vera Ramos 21/08/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of Luck Courageous Becky! 
Gordon & Alison 30/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Love and best wishes - we'll be thinking of you. 
Robert W. Beeney 25/07/2008 £50.00 n/a Go girl !! 
nicholas marr 24/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 it'll be a cinch 
Philippa S. 06/07/2008 £15.00 n/a fantastic Becca! 
Alan and Jules 03/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good luck 
Will & Clarry 01/07/2008 £100.00 n/a don't do a Paula Radcliffe, have a pee before you set off 
Derek Moore 20/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Tip Top, Ding Dong ! 
Philippa 05/06/2008 £50.00 n/a Why are all my friends doing mad things - mid life? 
Graham & Rebecca 02/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 It would be bloody remarkable if you manage to get to the start line in running gear, let alone finish! Do you know how many miles a marathon is? xx 
Sophie and Carlo 07/05/2008 £100.00 n/a Run like the wind! Lots of luck 
Chloe Williams 18/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Well done! Better you than me! Donating is the easy bit. 
Paula Frazer 11/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Amazing! Well done!! I may even wave to you from the sidelines!! 
Aroop, Tanya, Saige & Shalin 01/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck! 
Emma Waddell 30/03/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Well Done Becky - what a way to celebrate your 40th. Hope the training is not too gruelling! 
Andy Morris 23/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Celebrate your 40th! I will be in a bar somewhere..Good luck 
Annie 21/03/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Good luck and happy training - what a great way to celebrate your 40th 
Doug & Jean Pound 19/03/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck 
Budge 17/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 I will be thinking of you all the way whilst raising my glass of cold Chardonay to wish you all success. Go for it Rebecca ! 
Emma 05/03/2008 £20.00 n/a Go Bex! Am very impressed, extremely proud! need to know your target time though! And at least you get to do large amounts of serious shopping too! 
Verity 03/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Does this mean no alcohol at the reunion and your 40th?!!!! I admire your madness!  
Dougal 26/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Do I get my money back if you don't do it??? 
Tom Green 24/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 rather you than me hehe Good luck  
Giles & Abi Hawke 23/02/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Go Becky! 
Nicky & Dave 23/02/2008 £30.00 £8.46 the only marathon you should go near is a Snickers! - Good luck Go Hard x 
chris coleman for Watermark 22/02/2008 £250.00 n/a On behalf of Max Thomas & Watermark - good luck Rebecca - enjoy the high when you finish! 
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