Raised: 150%
Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,500.00
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My story

 

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!

On the 4th of October, we ran the Loch Ness Marathon, both well inside our target times. 

Audrey, aiming for 5 and a half hours, completed the gruelling, undulating (but incredibly scenic!) route in 5 hours and 7 minutes while Malcolm ran fast early (and not so fast through the latter part of the race) to finish in a time of 3 hours and 41 minutes, well under his 4 hour target time. 

For both it was an emotional experience, and both were fortunate to finish with limited injuries - just a little stiffness.  All in all, a great experience.  Thanks so much for sponsoring us so far.  If you haven't yet, you can still do so - the page will be open for a few weeks yet.  MS Society Scotland is a hugely worthy cause, anything you can afford will help them continue their great work.  Thanks so much.

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11/08/09 UPDATE Only four weeks of fundraising has yielded our revised target of £1,000!!!!  You guys are awesome!!!! Thanks so much for your support.  You can't begin to imagine how much we appreciate it! 

We're not going to increase the target again but please, if you are considering sponsoring us, don't let that stop you! 

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24/07/09 UPDATE: The page has been live for just over a week and already our friends have exceeded our modest target of raising £500.  You guys are awesome!  Thanks so much for the support - we really appreciate it, and so does the MS Society. 

But we were thinking, with 10 weeks still to go until we undertake this huge challenge, why not try to raise more money?  So we've upped our target to £1,000 in the hope that those of you who haven't yet sponsored us can help us meet this increased target.  If you have already sponsored us, thanks so much.  Your donation means so much and until you have trained for marathon, you have no idea how much that support spurs you on to train harder.  If you haven't yet, please consider it.  A couple of quid or a fiver could make all the difference!  Thanks so much... M&A.

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Malc has wanted to run a marathon since he was wee.  Audrey was press-ganged, bullied, harrassed and coerced into joining him.  With twelve weeks hard graft ahead of them, both entered the Loch Ness marathon.  Training will be hard - and it should be - but hopefully we'll have a lot of fun along the way too.

We're running to raise money for MS Society Scotland.  MS is a disabling neurological condition which affects young adults and in Scotland there are approximately 10,500 people with the disease - the highest proportion of a population anywhere in the world.

Over the next 12 weeks we'll run over 370 miles training before the 26.2 miles in the marathon to raise a wee bit of cash to help the MS Society fund research into MS, run a holiday respite centre, provide education and training for those with MS and their carers and lots more besides.

If you could find your way to helping us out in reaching our target - a couple of pounds, a fiver, more if you can - we'd very much appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,
Malc & Audrey

Please run the 1st 13 miles for you and the second for me! I am SO proud of you. xx 1 Donation by Liz 11/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck!! Donation by JW 11/08/09  

£10.00

¡Buena suerte! Donation by A.M 10/08/09  

£10.00

Staying pushy until after payday definitely works. Donation by James Mackenzie 06/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

It's an amazing thing you two are doing, best of luck to both of you. Donation by Steven Hope 06/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Auds!!! xxxx Donation by Chania Frost 06/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck - my own marathon attempt was thwarted by bad blisters during training!! Donation by Stuart Winton 05/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck mate! Donation by anonymous 04/08/09  

£20.00

Wouldn't be fair if I didn't extend the same offer as I gave Sam. 'Radcliffe' bonus of £50 is on the table if you change your mind. Donation by Andrew Steen 04/08/09  

£20.00

Rock on! Donation by The Decoy Boys 02/08/09  

£2.60

We love you. Donation by Maurice and Farmily Ochola 30/07/09  

£50.00

Keep up the hard work! Good luck to both of you Donation by Sandy and Shona 28/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Muriel Gordon 28/07/09  

£10.00

All the best Dennis, Wilma - Thanks for your card! Donation by wilma Murdoch 27/07/09  

£10.00

Good luck - to the max! Donation by Kenneth McFarlane 27/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go Audrey! This is hardcore - maximum respect for running this race mate. Donation by Alastair Taylor 27/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

best of luck! Donation by melanie richards 26/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Run fast and don't get nippit by Nessie! Hilday, Philip & Banjo Donation by Hilda Moir 26/07/09  

£20.00

Good luck Malc (and Audrey too!) - amazing effort, will be sending you good luck vibes on the day! Hopefully catch up soon, Veej x Donation by Virginia Gray 25/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck for the marathon. Impressed as a marathon is a hard challenge Donation by Paul Freeman 24/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck Malcolm Donation by Shona and Douglas Martin 24/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 24/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very impressive guys....good luck Audrey x Donation by Eilidh Charles 24/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Best of luck with this. I'm tired thinking about it.. someone get me a mcdonalds! Seriously though a great cause. Donation by Yousuf Hamid 24/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope you both "cruise" over the finish line. Uncle John & Auntie Dorothy Donation by Hilary Harvey 24/07/09  

£10.00

Good luck Audrey!! Donation by Anna Carson 24/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck with the run!!...remember its all about the training! ;) well done!! x Donation by Mike Butchart 24/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I really wanted to be the one to push you over your £500 target but was too late - oops! I'll be there to cheer you both on at the end!! Donation by Fiona McDougall 24/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck Malcolm! I have the utmost respect for you in tackling this challenge! Keep up the hard work! Best wishes Scotty. Donation by Scott Ewan 24/07/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

good effort guys Donation by Euan 24/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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