Tom Meldrum is fundraising for Down's Syndrome Association

Tom's 24hr Ultra Marathon!!!!!!

Self Transcendence 24hr Race 2009

on 17/10/2009

See! Sometimes I can move quickly!

Photos (3)
- Starting to hurt in a 12 hour race!

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Team members:

Tom Meldrum

Raising money for

Down's Syndrome Association

Charity Registration No. 1061474

Two babies are born every day with Down's syndrome. Through information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and professionals, the Down's Syndrome Association helps these people live full and rewarding lives.

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Tom Meldrum

RSS

Raised: 44%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £4,367.40

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My story

"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Is. 40:31)

BRIEF UPDATE: Thank you - I am truly humbled and amazed by everyone's generosity. I had to deal with some major intestinal issues during the race and visited some very, very dark places. Through the fantastic support from my wife Catherine and brother Nick, amongst many others, I managed to get back onto the track and finished with just under 92 miles. A long way short of my goal - but having overcome some very significant difficulties. Note: do not try to run a 24hr race with D&V.

My nephew George has Down's Syndrome.

I want to do something extraordinary in order to raise money to help all people with Down's, and their families, lead full and rewarding lives.

I will be running the Sri Chinmoy Self Transcendence 24hr Ultra Marathon in Oct 2009. This insane event is really quite simple: whoever runs the furthest in 24hrs wins. The winner of the 2007 event ran 147miles and the 2008 event saw an incredible 150miles + !

My training has been going well. The highlight so far has been a win in the Crawley 12hr track ultra marathon with 75.8 miles - this bodes well for October!

My aims are:

1. To raise £10,000 for the Down's Syndrome Association.

2. To run over 140 miles in one day.

My blog charts my progress towards these 24hrs of pain. You can see it here:

http://beyondthemarathon.wordpress.com/

You can see information on the event at:

www.srichinmoyraces.org/uk/ultras

The Down's Syndrome Association website is at:

www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Down's Syndrome Association gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor me now!

If you would prefer to send a cheque, please make it payable to "Down's Syndrome Association" and send to : Tom Meldrum, 6 Sidmouth Road, Andover, Hants, SP10 2QB. Please be aware that you can't gift aid your donation using this method.

	Good cause; crazy run; good luck! Donation by Stephen Meldrum 05/08/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck mate Donation by Mike Heffernan 24/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Another ARRSE donation - best of luck Donation by hellfyyr 24/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Ha! Enjoy it! Donation by Captain Calamity 24/07/08	£24.00 + £6.77 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by cpunk 10/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Tom, hope it goes well. Donation by Steph & Bob 08/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best mate - have done similar so PM/email me if you want to benefit from my experiences. Donation by Xpat 06/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom Donation by Janice Bowes 30/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You're mad!!! Donation by Ian Clark 30/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Tom, You are crazy! Good luck with it, hope it goes really well Donation by Kim & Henry 30/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by atmparis2008 26/06/08	£10.00
	A very worthy cause -I know George from school Donation by Brian Gravenor 26/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Tom, we met at Glamoc sometime in the 90s. Good on you mate -good luck. Donation by Maj (Retd) John Mills 25/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! thanks for doing this. Donation by Chris Mannahan 24/06/08	£10.00
	Good luck ! Donation by Polly Clark 24/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck - a very worthy cause Donation by Jan Bayliss 23/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Tom Donation by Kieron Conlan 23/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Your 'longest day'. Best of luck & enjoy! Donation by Claire & Phil Button 23/06/08	£12.00 + £3.38 Gift Aid
	With a kiss and cuddle to George! Donation by Isabelle Woodhouse 23/06/08	£10.00
	best of luck! Donation by freckles 22/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Tom, best of luck, well done but you are mad. Donation by John Melville 20/06/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	£1 a mile? I hate running so seems fair to me. Good luck! Donation by Rob Ionides 19/06/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck Purdey! Donation by Runnergabe 19/06/08	£20.00
	£1/hour, that seems fair.. Donation by napier 19/06/08	£24.00 + £6.77 Gift Aid
	You're f@#£ing mental! Good luck, stock up on the vaseline... Donation by Mark Salathiel 19/06/08	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Tom. Make sure you keep it Swampy! Donation by Jake Goldsborough 19/06/08	£10.00
	Another RunningAhead Friend----Good luck!! Donation by Big Richard 19/06/08	£10.00
	You're completely nuts - best of luck! Donation by Flowers 19/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Another RunningAhead.com friend - good luck, Tom! Donation by Teresa dfp 18/06/08	£10.00
	Via UK Runners @ Running Ahead. Good Luck Tom Donation by Jerry S 18/06/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,764.40
Offline donations:	£603.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£815.24

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