Raised: 133%
 
Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,336.00
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Thanks to everyone who sponsored us and entered the sweepstake. The official times are:

Rossco   3h55m11

Bungee   3h58m13

Graham   4h33m07

Potters    4h39m49

Karl          4h57m21

so the total is 22h3m41 and the winner of the sweepstake is Tony Bancwicz.

Thanks to everyone who entered. And thanks to everyone who sponsored us and supported us on the day - in total we've raised over £25k for 2 great charities. Thanks!

Karl

 

Win 2 tickets to the 2010 Heineken Cup Final, plus hotel accommodation!!!

On 25th April 2010, myself and 4 equally unfit friends will be attempting to complete the London Marathon in order to raise money for 2 great charities; The Children's Trust and The National Society for Epilepsy. We're running as Team Ross, inspired by my son Ross who was born in May 2008 suffering from a severe and rare form of epilepsy. Whilst his seizures have been under control for many months, Ross's brain activity is not normal and as such his mental development has so far been very limited. See our main fundraising pages www.justgiving.com/ross2010 and www.justgiving.com/ross2010epilepsy for more details.

In order to boost our fundraising we're offering you the chance to win 2 tickets to the 2010 Heineken Cup Final and a premium double/twin hotel room including breakfast for 2 nights, 21st & 22nd May, at the Marriott Courtyard Colombes http://www.courtyardcolombes.fr/ (travel not included) in our "131 miles in how long?" sweepstake. All you have to do is click on the "Donate" button below, donate £5.00 for each entry you want into the sweepstake, ensure you enter an email address we can contact you on in the event that you win, and in the message box enter your guess for what will be the cumulative time it will take the 5 of us to finish the marathon (please use hh/mm/ss format).

The final is to be held in Stade de France in Paris at 6pm on Saturday 22nd May (note - the prize is for match tickets and hotel only; the winner must fund their own travel). You can enter as often as you like; if you wish to enter 5 times, just donate £25 and enter 5 guesses in the message box. Note - you will not be receiving a ticket, product or service for this donation so we should be able to benefit from Gift Aid.

To help you guess something in the right ball-park, each of us have summarised our expected state of fitness and estimated finish time below. In the event of one of use not being able to run through injury, our estimated times below will be used.

Bungee - keen to finish anywhere between Big Bird and Captain Caveman but definitely ahead of the rhino. ETA from me is 3h45m

Rosco - so long as I beat Jimmy Saville I’ll be happy. Aiming for 3h50m. 

Cruden - how did I get roped into this? Booze is a terrible thing. As long as I beat Potts, Karlos and Sophy I’ll be delighted. 4h26m..... 

Potters - aim to be breathing down Karlos's neck with 300m to go and see his face when he realises a front rower might beat him. Personal Best is 4h27m... 

Karlos - suffering from lack of time for training and a lack of sleep, but have some lovely new running gear with go-faster stripes. Will be happy just to finish, but aiming for 4h30m. Or anytime better than Potter's...

Following the race we will add up our official finish times and the person who has guessed closest wins - simple.

JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Please enter now and pass on this link (www.justgiving.com/131milesinhowlong) to anyone you know who may be interested in winning 2 very sought after tickets for a mere £5.

Good luck and thanks for contributing!!!

Karl

 

Entries so far...

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Well done David. Donation by angus cockburn on 26/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Well done Karl. All the best for future fundraising! xx Donation by Alison Evans on 25/04/10

 
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looking good! Mum and Gran Donation by may brown on 25/04/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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This may be the time to reveal the little bit of Kenyan in you - Harambee! Best wishes, Dave. 21:04:50 Donation by Dave Osfield on 25/04/10

 
£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid
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Good Luck, David and Team... may you have a following wind, especially for those last few miles! Great stuff! Donation by John Lawson on 24/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Good luck and just make sure you beat the Rhino! Donation by Hugo Mills on 23/04/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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Good Luck 19:59.07 Donation by Chris Firmin on 22/04/10

 
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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Good Luck Karl and Team Ross. Very impressed and really admire you for what you are doing....some day I will give it a go! Donation by Nicola, Thomas and Sam Hempton on 21/04/10

 
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Good luck! Donation by Jeremy Bragg on 21/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Good luck! I guess 21:20:01! Donation by Veronique on 21/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Hey Karl-remember the vasaline and plasters on your nipples-it really does work!! We know you'll love it-the atmosphere will get you to the finish!! Donation by Julie, Rory, Ruby & Harry McMillan on 20/04/10

 
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Good luck all. 23:23.23 for me please. Take it nice and slow, Donation by Steve Conn on 19/04/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Will delay you with sweets from the railings if I think you are going to beat my times 20:48:15 and 20:58:22 Donation by Louisa Johnson on 16/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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I'll take 20:45:01 if Dave has laid off the pies. If not I'll have 22:45.01 Donation by Tom Brookes on 16/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Full speed ahead! Donation by Sophie Jourdier on 16/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Dave P - great effort. 24:15:02, 23:17:17 Donation by Kenny Watson on 16/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Best of luck Dave P - I always knew you were built for endurance running. 22:38:51, 27:01:03 Donation by Kenny Watson on 16/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Rather you than me! Donation by Tom Baker on 16/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Remember pain is your friend Donation by Ben Spruntulis on 15/04/10

 
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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Good luck! 20:20:19; 20:19:29; 20:18:17; 20:21:35 Donation by Kristian Bandy on 15/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Well played and best of luck!! I'll be cheering you on from the Sports Bar!! Donation by JD on 13/04/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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good luck.. 20hrs 18mins , and 20 hrs 43 min Donation by simon harrison on 12/04/10

 
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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Good luck especially at your age Donation by NEIL ROBERTSON on 30/03/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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Best of luck! Donation by Christopher McVey on 26/03/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Potts, good luck to you all, predictions 19:50:30, 20:20:30, 20:35:30, 21:00:00 Donation by Iain Donachie on 22/03/10

 
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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