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Hi,

This will be my first ever half marathon and in fact the first time I have ever run 13 miles so please bear that in mind when you come to donate! Worse still, having only started running regularly in January, it is only 7 weeks since I decided to give the half marathon a go. The photo above is from a 5k (less than a quarter of the distance) and I still look like I'm about to collapse.

This whole endeavour flies in the face of medical opinion, where the advice (based on my 80 year old man's legs) has been somewhere between outright giggles and a recommendation that I should limit myself to running 10k races as a maximum. Medical opinion is of course nonsense.

Anyway, your donations will be the focus that ensures I finish the course (I hope) and I really appreciate you taking the time. The money will go to the official race charity, the Speyside Trust who provide respite care and outdoor activity holidays for children and adults with special needs. You can see more details here - http://www.respitecareatbadaguish.org/

I hope you agree that this is a really worthwhile charity and (based on a belief in medical opinion) you are happy to donate generously. Thanks,


Richard.

 

Better late than never! Donation by Kristel Jarvis 30/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Tom Lusty 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I may cancel this if you beat my pb!! Donation by John McKinlay 16/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Anybody lined up to catch you at the end? Donation by Jim Macintyre 16/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and repeat as often as necessary. I'm available for further coaching until Thursday. Good luck. Donation by Robert Colvin 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck, let me know how it goes - it might be one to add to the list next year Donation by Neil Anderson 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Ok enough nagging, here is your money! Just don’t come in on Wednesday next week moaning of your back and stinking out the office of tiger balm! Donation by Dan Steel 14/10/09  

Good Luck Richard, who would have thought you might complete a half-marathon before me ;-) Donation by Don Smith 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

fair play! Donation by Hugh Mc Gauran 14/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Looking forward to welcoming you back to the football once this craziness is over! Good luck Donation by Steve Durnan 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard! All you have to do now is aim for under 90 minutes. :D Donation by Alan Coburn 12/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Lincoln Browning 12/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Martin Paul 09/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Taking up running again, sports car... midlife crisis? Donation by Chris Hegarty 09/10/09  

£19.83 + £5.59 Gift Aid

Donation by Brian Lewis 09/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Dear oh dear oh dear. Good luck. Donation by Alison Marwick 08/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Is this really the same guy that made such an impression in the Golspie run in 1986! Time can be so cruel Donation by Lobby 07/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Loving your work. Can i have a raise please. Donation by Abigail Darling 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard. I'll double this amount if you finish under 90 minutes ;-) Donation by Graeme Cox 07/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good to see you re-living the 80's, it will be full Benetton running outfit I presume? Donation by Jonny Frew 06/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I played 5 a side football for 90 mins on Friday and haven't been able to walk properly since. Good luck! and well done Donation by James Waller 06/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck - a picture tells a thousand words...had to give having seen that! Donation by Sufiah Wallace 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard! Donation by Abby Lawrence 06/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Mike Wawro 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

If you do a full marathon next time, I'll double my donation !! Good luck Donation by Anthony Cullen 06/10/09  

£50.00

Donation by Jo Cochrane 06/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Insufficiently charismatic to provide suitably pithy message of good luck. Donation by Duncan Bertram 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done fella Donation by Guy Hundleby 06/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Delighted to see you re-living your youth. Will you also be hiding under cars and behind the bins in the Grassmarket? WDOB. Donation by Weepz 06/10/09  

I take it you are going in fancy dress as it would be too easy otherwise! Good luck. Donation by Howard Lewis 06/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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