Raised: 92%
Target: £839.00
Raised so far: £776.00
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My story

 

Update 28th September: Despite the unseasonal heat and continuous undulating hills in Windsor Great Park I completed the course in 2 hours, 2 minutes & 35 seconds! I came 1998th out of a field of approximately 5000.

This was my first half marathon and I’m very happy with my time. My goal was 2 hours and as far as I’m concerned my time is near enough to it – a margin of 11.8 seconds/mile!

Thank you once again for all your words of encouragement which have spurred me on to complete the run and more importantly for all your donations to Thrive, which will make a real difference.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

On 27th September I am running the Windsor half marathon. I started training on 1st June at a 5K race in Battersea Park and have gradually built up my distance and speed over the summer. The Windsor half marathon is quite hilly so I have been making the most of the few inclines of SW London....I hope they are steep enough!

I am fundraising for Thrive, a small national charity that helps people with disabilities to improve their lives through gardening. I selected this charity to help people for whom running a half marathon is less of a mental challenge but more of a physical hurdle due to their disability.

Thrive support around 900 garden projects in the UK, but are currently fundraising for £839,000 to transform the facilities at the Thrive Battersea Park Garden Project which will enable them to increase the number of local disabled people they help each year from 50 to 250. It will also enable them to reach 2,500 disabled people through community outreach work, 10 times more than today.

I have set a personal target to raise £839, just 1/1000th of the Thrive Battersea Park Garden Project target. As Thrive is a small charity any donation you give will make a real difference.

Donating through 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 - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please "dig deep" (pun intended!) and donate now.

Well Done! Donation by Dave Hanson 09/10/09  

£10.00

Donation by Gavin Mee 06/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hi Judith, a bit belated but well done! Fantastic achievement. xx Donation by Charlotte Noar 05/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Jude - and what a great charity! x Donation by Kerry Holder 04/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done Jude! Is it the full marathon next??? Sarah & Simon xx Donation by Sarah Porter 30/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations Jude! Donation by Julia 30/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations! Proudly representing the BRAC! Donation by FAYE DOWNEY 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Its the day after now Judith - I'm looking forward to hearing if you achieved your sub 2 goal! Hazel ps I bet you did Donation by hazel sharron 28/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by Robert Mean 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck Jude - you look like a professional! Donation by Suzy Mullally 25/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Go Jude!! You must be in size 8 jeans by now!! Donation by Vicky B 25/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Southend's answer to Paula Radcliffe! Go Jude, think of the Chariots of Fire theme tune as you run. Donation by NEAL & TOMOKO MARTIN 25/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Hey go for it! Simon and Paul Donation by Simon Martin 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Judith - have a great run and savour the inclines! Donation by Jonathan Chambers 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck Jude! x Donation by Beverley Hunt 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Jude. Steve, Erika and babyk Donation by steven kessel 25/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Jude. You rock!!! Donation by Emma Monaghan 25/09/09  

£15.00

Good luck, hope it goes well Debs Donation by Deb Hunt 24/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck Judith. Hope you enjoy the run! Donation by Philip Hickson 24/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

have a great run jude, i'm sure you'll thrive in the conditions :) Donation by Ryan J 24/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done for doing this Judith and Good Luck! Donation by Michelle Fox 23/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep on running! Good luck! Donation by Claire Reynolds 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go Jude...ding ding ding!! Xx Donation by Paul, Mel and Jake Rollason 22/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by rebecca 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Judith! Good luck with it all.. great chartiy too :0) xx Donation by Niki Hutchinson 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Jude. Donation by james emly 21/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great charity Judith. Good luck. Donation by JOANNA HACKETT 21/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Jude, keep on running... Donation by Jason Pye 21/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Enjoy the run, hope to see you soon Donation by Jonathan, Sarah, Holly & Nathan 21/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Lawrence Mason 20/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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