Rue & Riley's Half Marathon
Event: Brighton Half Marathon 2012 on 19/02/2012
Team Members: Rupert Howland-Jackson, Ben Riley, John Curtis, Harry Edmeades
£1,045.00 raised of £1,000.00 target
51 donations
My Target:
£1,000.00
£1,045.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Rue-Riley
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Benjamin Riley's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text JLVE93 £10
to 70070
My story
Friends,
Next month sees Riley and Rue compete in a test of physical fitness, mental determination and sheer steely grit: The Brighton (half) Marathon.
The race will be a real challenge for these two men, currently weighing in at 17st and 20st respectively, who, on competing in a 5k fun run in 2004, both recorded the same paltry result: ‘did not finish’.
You may assume this exercise is just an elaborate ploy for Riley and Rue to shift that excess Christmas weight and tone their svelte bodies just in time for Valentine’s Day – and it is. But it’s also about something far more important than that…
The intrepid athletes are running to raise money for an extremely worthy cause: to fund research into Mitochondrial Disease. The condition is a result of dysfunctional mitochondria (the things that produce energy in our cells) and means that cells cannot perform their requisite functions. The disease, which can be hereditary or due to genetic mutation, manifests itself differently in different people but can result in symptoms such as poor growth, loss of muscle ability, respiratory disorders, liver disease, dementia and even death. Currently the disease can be treated but not cured.
Donations will go to The Lily Foundation, a charity founded by a couple who sadly lost their daughter at just eight months of age. The Foundation now uses donations to fund research into forms of diagnosis and treatment for Mitochondrial Disease. For more information on Mitochondrial Disease and The Lily Foundation, please click here:
http://www.thelilyfoundation.org.uk/
Please do support the amazing work The Lily Foundation does by sponsoring Riley and Rue at their Just Giving address below. I, for one, will be giving my support.
Yours Sincerely,
Paula Radcliffe
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My charity
The Lily Foundation
Charity Registration No. 1122071
It helps fund research into Mitochondrial Disease and other metabolic disorders, the training of medical teams and support for families who are stricken with metabolic disorders.
Donations 51
Donation by Simon Gill on 08/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Massively belated congratulations. Great effort!
Donation by Jarvo on 06/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done guys, sorry it's so late. xxx
Donation by Harriet Smith on 29/02/12
Rue, well done, you looked cold and soaked, so here's a bit of cash to help.
Donation by Vasi Nadarajah on 29/02/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Well done little Brother, very proud of you. Donation doubled as promised.
Donation by Ed Howland Jackson on 28/02/12
£20.00
I really thought I was safe on the 2hr mark... Well done Rue!
Donation by Nicola Howland Jackson on 22/02/12
Well done lads. xxx
Donation by Adam Reeve on 21/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hope it went well xx
Donation by Hatty Westlake on 20/02/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
You're a complete wonder!
Donation by Judy Howland-Jackson on 19/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
get ready for the pump
Donation by Michael Saunders on 19/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Go on howland - massive effort! Best of luck to both of you x
Donation by Giles Maber on 17/02/12
£25.00
Saw Russelburger has donated so obviously had to step up. Good luck lads. He was joking.
Donation by Peter Greenall on 16/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Amazing effort boys! Good Luck - i'll double it if you do a Paula XX
Donation by Emma Thompson on 16/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Riddle me this - If I'm walking, then I must be running. However if I'm running, I may be walking. What am I?
Donation by Hugo Scott Russell on 15/02/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation conditional upon at least partial denim being worn throughout. Good luck boys
Donation by Nick Oxley on 15/02/12
£10.00
X
Donation by Antonia St Clair Gainer on 15/02/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Well done Ben. Good luck to you and your team with the run and all the fund raising for Lily's Foundation
Donation by Nicholas and Angela Chiswell on 13/02/12
£80.00
+ £20.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck xx
Donation by Laura Trenchard on 13/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Roger Maddison on 10/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Good luck boys, great cause. Well done....
Donation by James Chiswell on 09/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
usually x
Donation by peter melrose on 09/02/12
£30.00
Fairs effort - good luck x
Donation by Robert Conibear on 08/02/12
£10.00
GO ON THE HARRIERS!!
Donation by Charlie Clifton on 08/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck to the both of you, hope its not too painful xx
Donation by Emma Power on 07/02/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Totes not jel xxx
Donation by Katie Greenall on 07/02/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,045.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£1,045.00
- Gift Aid£196.25
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