Raised: 118%
Target: £600.00
Raised so far: £710.26
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My story

 

On Sunday 20th September I ran my first ever marathon – yes that’s 26.2 amazing/gruelling/idiotic/challenging (depending on your point of view!) miles.

Well I did it, 27.5 miles due to getting lost a bit and took a rather gruelling 5 hrs 25 mins. Lots of hilly but lovely wooded bits and the course organiser's obviously decided we should see a variety of sites, ran along the Thames, past a sewerage works, and also a moated palace. Never knew there were so many woods in the capital. My personal cheering team of Steve, Nic & Paul kept my spirits up by encouraging me on at mile 22 and at the end. So would I do another marathon? Well ask me when I've forgotten the pain of this one.... Better go, I have a blister the size of a small egg to deal with.

A massive thank you to all who have sponsored me, encouraged me and generally cheered me on, you've been brilliant. :)

As it’s my first one I’d like to raise a bit of money for a charity and decided to support the Addisons Disease Self-Help Group. Addisons is a life-threatening condition caused by the failure of the adrenal glands which means you need to take steroid replacements for life. JFK is the most frequently cited Addisonian, and they also think that Jane Austen may have had it too.

My husband, Steve, has Addisons disease and the group have been great in helping us to understand and manage it. They are really small group but they do a lot with the few resources they have.  Have a look at their website if you’re interested: http://www.addisons.org.uk/

 I’m hoping to raise £600, so it would be great if you can help me reach that, however small the amount you can give. :)  Here's some info on what your money could help them to do;

£2 would cover the cost of a mailout of Addison's Disease literature to a GP practice.
 
£20 would contribute towards the annual costs of maintaining the ADSHG website and server hosting, enabling people who have just been diagnosed with Addison's to find out about how to manage their condition.
 
£50 would cover the print cost of distributing a leaflet at a medical conference.  (ADSHG currently run displays at three endocrine conferences a year,and would really like to get to some ambulance conferences too).
 
£100 would cover print costs for a conference display screen (excluding design).

 
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Thanks everyone :)

 

Whoop whoop! Well the hell done xx Donation by Fran Kellett 13/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I'm gonna have to sit down with a pint just thinking about it! well done xx Donation by Anna Sopwith 04/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Anja - so impressive! Donation by Judy Orme 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go on you can do it, oh wait it seems you are so fast you have already finished and I thought I would have until Wednesday.... Donation by Jon Burgess 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done. What a hero! Donation by Rich, Sam, Nat and Joshua xx 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope it went well! Rachel x Donation by Rachel Stanfield 21/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi Anja Congratulations on successfully completing your run. Kind regards Leigh Donation by Leigh Taylor 21/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

You can sleep for a week.... Donation by Jane Powell 21/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Anja! Donation by Shelley Bishop 18/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good much from Matt and Caroline. Donation by Matthew Daley 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you are as chipper after this one as you appear after the Bristol half marathon Donation by Kiron Chatterjee 17/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Anja! Donation by Geoffrey Andrews 14/09/09  

£10.00

Remember to enjoy the scenery on the way round! Well done Anja - you can do it. Jon & Beth Donation by Jonathan Pope 13/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hey Anja! Respect! Wishing you the best of luck. Linds xx Donation by Lindsey 12/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Anja, enjoy your run. Donation by Rob Hawkins 11/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

G'wan girl! I'm very impressed. Hope it all goes well- good luck! x Donation by Saffron Gallup 10/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Anja x Donation by Jez Toogood 10/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

I've heard something about policeman's ball but never about policeman's heal's. Well done Donation by Stuart Griffin 10/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Anja xx Donation by Louise Dale 03/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Thats 25p per km. So as you get on to the final straight think of those pennies... Donation by Adam Hillmann 02/09/09  

£10.54 + £2.97 Gift Aid

Good luck, Anja! Donation by Bill Greenslade 02/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You put the rest of us to shame! Good luck. xx Donation by Kate Matheson 01/09/09  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

All the best, Anja Donation by Geoff Dudley 31/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Anja, leave a little in the tank for the sprint finish! Donation by Jonathan Bewley 28/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I'll have cold cider lined up for you. Donation by Paul Hilton 27/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hi Anja, Hopefully you will 'hit the wall' at 26.2 miles!! Love Peter and Gloria xx Donation by Peter Dale 23/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Run Anja, run!!! Run like the wind :-) xx Donation by Kate and Ray 20/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Matthew Taylor 20/08/09  

£10.00

Good luck Anja! Donation by Tilly Line 20/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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