Nathan Howard is fundraising for St Leonard's Hospice, York

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Robin Hood Marathon 2009

on 13/09/2009

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Raising money for

St Leonard's Hospice, York

Charity Registration No. 509294

St Leonard's is part of the Hospice Movement, a voluntary service for people with life-threatening illness. Our specially trained medical and nursing staff offer daycare for people living in their own homes and in-patient care in a purpose built 20-bedded unit. No charge is made to patients.

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Nathan Howard

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Raised: 106%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,055.00

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My story

Dear all,

Thanks for visiting my Just Giving page.

On 13th September I will be running in the Nottingham marathon (which is also known as the 'Robin Hood marathon' and the 'Experian Festival of Running' but despite the three names trust me I will only be running one marathon!). Running a marathon has always been a life goal of mine, and now that my little sister has done one (in Blackpool of all places!?!), the competitive side in me felt the requirement to achieve it this year.

Training so far has been going steadily, although two weeks of lying on a beach with a beer in hand at the start of August didn't exactly turn me into Seb Coe. But who knows, with 4 weeks left I may yet be transformed into a Northern Haile Gebrselassie ...(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/7020531.stm - yes, that is an average time of around 4.8 minutes per mile!)

However, I haven't just created this page to tell you about me. In January this year a close family friend passed away after a long battle with cancer, and I would like to commemorate her passing by using the event to raise funds for St Leonard's Hospice - a charity which provides palliative care for people with life-threatening illnesses and which is funded almost entirely through donations. They do a sterling job and I would be very grateful for any donations that you can give (please remember to add gift aid!)

Please dig deep and look for my reminders to you all on payday!

Nathan

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	Well done Nathan - great time. What's next, a triathalon? Donation by Lee Coward 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Better late than never; well done on an excellent time Donation by John Cassidy 17/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hey hope things went well on sunday Donation by David Clark 15/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope weather is good and everything goes well. Donation by Charlie 12/09/09	£400.00 + £112.82 Gift Aid
	Hi mate, good luck tomorrow. Catch up soon! Donation by Brook Adams 12/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Break a leg... Donation by Matthew Kindinger 12/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Janette 11/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by rose 10/09/09	£25.00
	Good Luck, on the brightside you will be warmer than me and Dave! Have a great run! Donation by James Rowlands 10/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Enjoy! Donation by Claire Wheeler 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	erm...... have fun!?! Donation by Harriet 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Daniel Grunwerg 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good luck mate Donation by John 08/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!!! Maybe bring the old rowing short shorts out again... That could be seen as amusing enough to warrant more! xxx Donation by Clare Robinson & Nathan Ritchie 08/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Run well. Donation by Frederic Strickland-Constable 07/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	hope you can beat my time - but not Laura's Donation by nic howard 06/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Gareth Crooks 03/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Nathan Donation by Glyn Bunting 03/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Nathan! Donation by Saimah Heron 02/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Go Howard! Donation by Mandy 02/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Nathan! Donation by Sam Gregory-Smith 02/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	As promised.... ;) Donation by Jo Powis 27/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by The Mitchells 26/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Nathan. You've obviously been running very fast if you have to cool your feet in the snow :-) Donation by Steve Rivers 26/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Graham Dixon 26/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	When I did it (OK a VERY long time ago) there was a half marathon too. Don't be stoppin' half way now! Donation by Clan White 21/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the best Nathan - so how come Dad's not keeping you company!? Donation by david tuckett 20/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck Nathan Donation by Leonie Webster 20/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck bud! The sooner you finish this pedestrian-type-thing, the sooner you can get back on your bike - where you belong :-) Donation by Rich Wood 20/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Eddy Dallas 20/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,055.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£287.69

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