My story

Running Marathons / Ultras since 2009 raising money for Help for Heroes. 40+ and counting...

Highlights so far:

4ootball Marathon - 100 mile solo run between 4 football league grounds

Gavin & Stacey Marathon - 205 miles from Gavin's Billericay to Stacey's Barry Island

Stadia Marathon - Wembley>Lords>Twickenham>Wimbledon>Crystal Palace

There's plenty more to come - to see all the latest details and photos, then go to http://midasmarathon.tumblr.com/ or please visit www.midasmarathon.com 

Full List of races so far:

04/03/2012  Cambridge Boundary 03:57:54
12/02/2012  Quadzilla - Day 4 04:06:01
11/02/2012 Quadzilla - Day 3 04:05:22
10/02/2012 Quadzilla - Day 2 04:06:06
09/02/2012 Quadzilla - Day 1 03:54:19
04/02/2012 Thames Trot (50) 08:48:34
14/01/2012 Country to Capital (45) 07:30:12
03/12/2011 CTS Dorset 06:13:44
27/11/2011 Frozen Fat Ass (32) 06:14:38
30/10/2011 Brentwood 04:13:39
01/10/2011 Round Ripon (35) 07:29:21
10/09/2011 Honeystreet Ultra (32) 07:42:05
04/09/2011 Spitfire (20) 02:49:30
06/08/2011 Home to Southend (61) 12:51:00
02/07/2011 Kinlochleven (40) 07:53:48
25/06/2011 Pathfinder (46) 09:36:00
27/05/2011 Gavin & Stacey (203.4) 48:21:02
30/04/2011 Oxon 40 (40) 10:02:00
05/03/2011 Ultrarace - Grantham (29) 06:42:57
13/02/2011 Quadzilla - Day 4 04:18:22
12/02/2011 Quadzilla - Day 3 04:13:14
11/02/2011 Quadzilla - Day 2 04:19:13
10/02/2011 Quadzilla - Day 1 04:14:49
23/01/2011 Ultrarace -Tring to Northampton (45) 10:39:00
22/01/2011 Ultrarace - Northampton to Tring (45) 08:24:00
05/12/2010 Christmas Enigma 04:00:28
28/11/2010 Hereward Ultra (39) 06:23:42
07/11/2010 Rutland Water 04:07:30
30/10/2010 Snowdonia 04:25:17
23/10/2010 Beachy Head 04:45:00
17/10/2010 Abingdon 03:56:36
10/10/2010 Eden Project 04:29:28
19/09/2010 Green Chain 06:08:44
12/09/2010 Robin Hood 03:56:14
05/09/2010 Moray 03:59:53
29/08/2010 Fleetwood 04:16:54
13/08/2010 Stadia (38) 06:57:00
08/08/2010 Chara Challenge (30) 09:49:15
25/07/2010 Downlands Ultra (30) 05:28:59
18/07/2010 Stevenage 04:46:00
11/07/2010 Chichester 04:12:59
20/06/2010 Cheltenham 04:58:19
12/06/2010 South Downs 04:36:51
06/06/2010 Northants Ultra (35) 06:47:00
03/05/2010 Belfast 04:29:32
18/04/2010 Bungay 03:50:55
12/03/2010 4ootball Marathon (100) 22:50:00
16/01/2010 Country to Capital (45) 08:27:50
25/10/2009 Brentwood 04:14:10
04/10/2009 Letchworth (10k) 00:49:36
     

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So please dig deep and donate now....

 

Thanks for your interest, and hopefully your support.

 

All the best,

 

Richard

My charity

Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes

Charity Registration No. 1120920

Help for Heroes supports our wounded. Help for Heroes provides practical direct support to those servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Donations 311

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Well done Richard! Remember what Nemo said, "keep on swimming, keep on swimming." PS: You can get 1 litre of skimmed milk from One Stop for 87p.

Donation by Martine Heywood on 01/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done Richard - your stamina and determination deserve millions - if only!

Donation by Lyndsay Abbott on 01/05/12

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Keep up the good, no make that fantastic work Richard

Donation by Dave Raymont on 30/03/12

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Donation by Catherine Davidson on 17/03/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Keep going mate! Best wishes

Donation by Kev Smith on 02/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 28/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Richard. Great Cause!

Donation by Fergus McDonald on 28/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Des Hassell on 03/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 03/02/12

£5.00

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Just love the updates. Look forward to reading the book one day.

Donation by Lyn Brain on 03/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Your updates are worth a donation alone! Keep up the brilliant work Richard. Martine

Donation by Martine Heywood on 01/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Keep going Richard - is it time to treat yourself to some new running shoes for 2012?

Donation by Liz Moor on 03/01/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Richard, as you can see, I did it ! 2270 miles as at 16.00 31/12/11. Had to up the ante in December, but we got there. Target next year = 1850.

Donation by Stuart Sutton on 31/12/11

£227.00

+ £56.75 Gift Aid

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Happy New Year Richard ! best wishes for 2012

Donation by cathryn riley on 30/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good work Richard. Next marathon with a traffic cone covered in honey and flour! Where to put it is open for debate...

Donation by Wian Pieterse on 05/12/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard....x

Donation by Zoe Webb on 04/12/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

So inspiring, keep running! xx

Donation by Nikki Driscoll on 01/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Such good work for a great cause.

Donation by Angela Barratt on 01/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Another donation to reflect the hard work and dedication you have put in this year. Well done!

Donation by Neil Ruse on 01/12/11

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Richard, another top-up from the staff & regulars at The Kings Arms

Donation by The Kings Arms, Hitchin on 30/11/11

£68.86

All the best. The staff and regulars.....

Donation by Marquis of Lorne, Stevenage on 30/11/11

£108.22

Best wishes Richard

Donation by Fat Fighters, Southend on 30/11/11

£21.58

Amazing stuff Richard. Good luck reaching your target for this amazing cause.

Donation by Dave Barry on 29/11/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Very impressive Richard, very impressive indeed. Good luck with your target.

Donation by David Morris on 28/11/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Best of luck for the weekend Richard

Donation by Liz Moor on 27/11/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£10,337.59
  • Offline donations£12,778.00
  • Text donations£5.00
  • Total raised£23,120.59
  • Gift Aid£2,185.35

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