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Charlie Henderson's Bath Half Marathon plod page
I'm going to be running, probably quite slowly, for The Forever Friends Appeal because it's time I gave Willy Budd Ward more than trouble
Event: Bath Half Marathon 2012 on 11/03/2012
$5,579.06 raised of $4,548.15 target
90 donations
My Target:
$4,548.15
$5,579.06 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Charlie-Henderson0
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Charlie Henderson's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text QPHG79 £10
to 70070
My story
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The first target was to get round the Bath Half Marathon in one piece, the second was to not stop for a break along the way and the third was to try and do it in the best realistic time I had in my head.
Well, it was a hard slog in the sun, but I got there in the end and achieved all three, with a 'sprint' finish - these things are all relative - helping me squeak just inside the two hours 40 minute mark, so I'm pretty chuffed all told.
And the aches and pains are all worth it when weighed against your amazing kindness in donating to the William Budd Ward.
I've been blown away by your generosity, which provided massive motivation when the body started to hurt out there, and have now doubled the initial target to £3,000.
Thank you ever so much.
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It appears to me that these days you're supposed to do something mega outlandish when it's for charity, like rollerblading down the north face of Everest blindfolded in an effort to support a project for short-sighted lemurs in the Madagascan highlands!
So I'm bucking the trend and going local with something much closer to home, and much closer to my heart.
On Sunday 11 March I will be doing the Bath Half Marathon in aid of the William Budd Ward, which is the Haematology and Oncology ward at Bath's Royal United Hospital.
Since moving to Bath in 2007, the remarkable staff who work there have put up with me more than any sane person should have to as I've spent a fair bit of time coming and going, having been diagnosed with leukaemia in 2008 and relapsing for the first time in 2009. A rough estimate puts it at about 200 days as an in-patient and I'd like to raise some money in order to provide the ward with extra funds to help make the stays of long-term patients in a similar position to me as comfortable as possible. All donations will be passed on to Forever Friends, which is the hospital's charitable trust, and they will be directed towards the William Budd Ward from there.
Having only ever run for a bus before, training for this has been a step into the unknown and my plodding progress was hit when I relapsed a second time at the beginning of 2012. I seem to be getting slightly slower with each passing week, but as I'm still able to maintain some forward momentum I have decided to carry on with plans to give this half-marathon malarkey a crack as illness has yet to intervene. Hopefully I'll still have some forward momentum by the end of it!
Thanks for taking the time to visit this page, spare a thought for me on Sunday and I'll let you know how it goes.
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My gallery 1
My charity
The Forever Friends Appeal
Charity Registration No. 1058323
The Forever Friends Appeal at the Royal United Hospital Bath, raises funds for all wards & departments of the RUH, with a primary focus on its current campaign - to raise £5 million towards the build of a pioneering new Cancer Centre which will tranform care for patients and their families.
Donations 90
A sprint finish!! That is eye of the tiger stuff. Quality.
Donation by Mandeep Sanghera on 23/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
My hero! xxxxx
Donation by Anonymous on 18/04/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Sorry this is so late old chap! Well done!
Donation by Kumar Massive on 17/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Charlie!!
Donation by Alice Coddington on 23/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Lost in admiration - you really are a very special person
Donation by Anonymous on 21/03/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done Charlie
Donation by Anne & Dave(Friends of the Cork & Bottle on 19/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Amazing!
Donation by Anonymous on 19/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Congratulations mate. A sensational effort, and a fantastic cause.
Donation by Rahul on 18/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi Charlie Absolutely fantastic. lol
Donation by Annie Bench on 17/03/12
£20.00
Well done, great effort! Sorry it's after the event but news takes a bit longer to reach Salford...
Donation by Sophie Brown on 16/03/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
We have never met but know your father Andy very well. Many congratulations on an outstanding effort. What an example you are to others!
Donation by Jeremy Watson on 16/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Congratulations Charlie!
Donation by Emily Bart-Smith on 15/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Amazing. An example to many others. Well done.
Donation by Marcus Cook on 15/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done on your magnificent effort, Charlie
Donation by Lyle Jackson (BBC Sport NI) on 15/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You are awesome, xoxox
Donation by SuzyG on 15/03/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Well run!
Donation by David Garmston on 14/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 14/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Nicely done number one. A friend of The Sweep xxx
Donation by Anonymous on 13/03/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done Mr H, top effort!
Donation by James Doe on 13/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck!
Donation by Jenny Selby on 13/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Joy Russell on 13/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by David Stott on 13/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Hope you made it big guy - all the best Sandy, Shelley and Noah.
Donation by SandyPaton on 13/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Well done, Charlie
Donation by John Brice on 13/03/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$5,503.26
- Offline donations$75.80
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$5,579.06
- Gift Aid$1,368.23
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