Fiona MacKay

Fi Goes to Paris

Fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
£56
raised of £400 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Paris Marathon 2011, on 10 April 2011
We help the hospital to transform the lives of children

Story

In the last 8 weeks I've Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro & stood at the highest point in Africa and walked over broken glass and hot coals which has already helped me raise £4500.00 for SPARKS, the children's medical research charity.
Now its time for the final challenge, I'm taking on Paris, well 26.2 miles of it, on the 10th April I'm going to be running my first Marathon... 

The End is in sight, 6 months of training through the best the english winter could throw at me, snow, ice, freezing temperatures & then rain, rain, rain & a little bit more rain, finally the days are getting longer & Paris is just around the corner. 

Training has been incredibly tough, not aided by altitude sickness on Kili and various injuries along the way, many tears have been shed & of course numerous miles run, doing 3 1/2hr training runs on your own takes the idea of positive mental attitude to a whole new level.
I've been overwhelmed by the love & support I've already received, but I'd really love to raise another £500 so I can hit my target of donating £5000 to this incredible charity. I've hit a bit of a wall in training this past week so If you can help me do this I'd really appreciate it & know this will help keep me motivated through these last few weeks of training & the marathon itself.
Thank you so much for supporting me & SPARKS....

 

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About the charity

Sparks raises money to fund pioneering child health research across the UK, helping to find new treatments and cures for children and families who desperately need them.

Donation summary

Total raised
£56.00
+ £10.64 Gift Aid
Online donations
£40.00
Offline donations
£16.00

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