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Alan Rundle's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Alan Rundle
Event: Rotterdam Marathon
Event Date: 13th Apr 2008
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About my charity : British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity. Every day they save lives, through pioneering research, providing vital information to help people reduce their own heart health risks, campaigning for change and supporting and caring for heart patients.
Charity Registration No 225971
Fundraising target:  £10,000.00
My donations to date:  £ 5,480.56
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HEART DISEASE – THE UK’s BIGGEST KILLER  - TOUCHES US ALL

To begin with – a few sobering facts.

o Heart and circulatory diseases are complex and unpredictable. They can affect anyone of any age.  In fact every year, around one in every 145 babies is born with some sort of heart defect.

o Heart and circulatory diseases affect women as well as men. More than three times as many women die from heart attacks as do those from breast cancer each year.

Imagine, as you listen to the Today programme tomorrow morning on your radio, that news is coming through of a terrible plane crash at Bristol Airport, in which over 250 people are killed. How do you react I wonder?  Probably a range of emotions. You would, perhaps, be shocked, bewildered, angry, sad, and almost certainly keen to learn the results of an inevitable enquiry.  Yet in the UK alone, there are more than 100,000 deaths from sudden heart attacks every year. Do your maths.  A planeload a day.  That’s the scale of the problem.

I am one of the lucky ones, not from a plane crash, but having recovered from a highly successful quadruple heart by pass operation some 14 months ago.  I have now decided to take on my toughest challenge yet – by becoming a Heart Runner in the full 26 miles marathon in Rotterdam on April 13th to help raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation  - the nation’s heart charity for pioneering research that saves and improves the lives of vulnerable adults and children. 

Please be as generous as you can and help me to raise £10,000.  The next two months are going to be very hard going indeed with many hours of gruelling road running training at the weekends in and around Bristol.  Your most generous support will not only help me in these preparations but on the day itself. Your thoughts and generosity will get me round, I promise you.

As to you?  You are still more likely to die of heart disease than any other serious illness, including cancer. It causes four out of ten deaths.  The funds, which I raise, will help ensure that the British Heart Foundation can continue its vital research into the cause and prevention of this disease.

Now the easy bit.  You can donate on line – just follow this link - ………… or you can post a cheque made out to the BHF to me at Rundle Brownswood Ltd, Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3RA. And don’t forget to Gift Aid your donation, which is worth 28p for every £ 1 you donate.

Thank you for your generous support.

Alan Rundle

P.S.Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: British Heart Foundation will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.  A. R.

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David & Par Marval 23/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sorry this is late but I presume you made it as I didn't hear anything on the news! 
Martin Paley 20/04/2008 £50.00 n/a ¡That's quite something! Congratulations, Alan 
Michael Trevan 20/04/2008 £50.00 n/a I am seriously impressed! It's an inspiration 
Janis and Jim 17/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well done Alan! Delighted to hear of your great run! We just wish we could do it too! 
Hugh Hurst 16/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done, Alan 
Tony Burne 16/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You have done so well! Very many congratulations on this truly inspirational achievement. 
swarna 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rather you than me. well done 
j callow 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done! 
David and Ros 15/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 wonderful news!! WELL DONE that man CONGRATULATIONS 
Emma 15/04/2008 £20.00 n/a Congratulations Alan - very, very well done. 
Jonathan Price 15/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Splendid news: I hope your total raised is as impressive as your running! 
Bob 15/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Formidable! Next steps Beijing and London 2012, probably. 
SUE fabian 15/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic Alan, well run! 
Phil Chesser 15/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Congratulations Alan - amazing achievement 
Donna Merrick 15/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 well done Alan.You are an inspiration to us all. 
John Bath 15/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Congratulations, Alan, wonderful achievement! 
Hannah Dawes 14/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 CONGRATULATIONS! An amazing achievement! x 
tamsin mclaren 13/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Inspired and impressed!!Hope alls well with you Alan and you get to the £10K 
Bishop Lee 10/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I will look out for you on the TV, Alan 
Ann Berresford 10/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 "Veel Geluk" as they say in NL!!  
Ruth 10/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 I'll be there! remenber - just keep putting one foot in front of the other until you see the finish line.. and keep those knees up!! 
Jane Williams 09/04/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Allen-just go for it! You are a star!x 
Nathalie Young 09/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 A true inspiration Alan. Dig deep out there. You will do just great!! x 
E Muffett 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Wishing you all the best this weekend! 
Tim Inglefield 08/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Fantastic Example - wish I could do it -  
Lester Biffin 08/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 True motivation and determination. 
John Millen 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 What a superb challenge to undertake. 
Jon Davidge 07/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Very proud of you, Alan. 
David Willis 07/04/2008 £26.34 £7.43 Finish off the miles 
Steve Kings 07/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Very much admire your determination and your achievements! 
Jim Currie 07/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fabulous what you have done. All the best for next Sunday 
Max & Angela 07/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Good Luck Alan. (Will the pounded pavements of Clifton ever recover!!) 
Marion Daly 07/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Wishing you the best of luck with your extraordinary challenge. 
Charles Dalglish 07/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 see below 
babsandbaz 07/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 The best training is 6 pints of larger and a vindaloo; makes you run faster! 
Kevin Greenleaves 07/04/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck Alan -- I am so impressed and what a tremendous example. 
Ann & John Manley 06/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck to the Bishop. 
Ali Allard 05/04/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck Alan - when you have done this one there are plenty more in New Zealand! 
Julian Greenaway 03/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Full of admiration for you - wishing you the very best of luck. 
Imogen Matthews 31/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You're an inspiration to all us runners! 
Matt Anderson 28/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it Alan and such a worthy cause too!  
John Drummond 26/03/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Great stuff Alan 
Richard Wills 25/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, Alan 
Rita 21/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Alan, I'm so proud to be your training partner! 
James Wrigley 18/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Rather you than me. Good luck! 
Richard and Gill 16/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Take your time - leave some energy for the Greenaway and Bodmin Moor 
len Collacott 14/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 just do it 
justin cunningham 12/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - I'll double it if you wear clogs 
ysbrand 06/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 It is a very fast course, .Geniet ervan!! 
Courtney Finn 05/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good on you Alan! 
Nigel B. Senett 04/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Such a worthy cause and everybody to whom you have written should support you wholeHEARTedly. 
Sue Sturman 26/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Alan, I would love to hear how you get on. 
Stella Hancock 25/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Have a good run - for your money !! 
Glenys Phillips(Jones) 25/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 My very best wishes--an excellent cause 
David Pearson 25/02/2008 £26.22 £7.40 Don't forget the flax seed. 
Andy Jones 24/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Fantastic Alan - I don't know how you do it! 
Paul Keith 23/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Have fun and a safe run. 
Chris Gooderidge 22/02/2008 £150.00 £42.31 Great stuff- you are an inspiration 
Penny 21/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, stay safe and enjoy! 
Graeme Leith 21/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Make sure you show those Yanks what it's like to be a real winner! 
John Willis 20/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fit for Argyle yet! 
David Abbott 19/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Old headhunters never die, they just keep pounding away 
Caroline Bull 19/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 What determination. I'll be running every step with you Alan...in my dreams, of course! 
HS 18/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck and well done! 
Peter Melrose 18/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 That 's a tough challenge! Very best of luck. 
Rupert 17/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck, wish I was joining you 
Alistair Foster 17/02/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Fast, flat course - good luck! 
Karen Morgan 15/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Very best wishes - good luck! 
Joe Scaife 15/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 All the best Alan - looking forward to seeing you on various training runs!! 
Bureau2000 14/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done Alan, Good Luck for this one 
Charles D 13/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 bonkers, yet admirable 
Wendy Morgan 13/02/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Fantastic thing to do Alan. I'll be thinking of you. 
VL 13/02/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Enjoy!  
Vikki Barnard 13/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Alan - really inspirational! 
Darren Linton 13/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Alan - you are an inspiration. Good Luck!! 
Mark Heywood 13/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Alan 
Catherine Gilbert 12/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck with this cause so dear to your heart! 
Richard Jones 12/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 happy training! 
Peter & Vicky Stanley 12/02/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Alan -great celebration for your big year+a great cause. Enjoy your training/aim for a good time! 
Mr & Mrs N Bennett 12/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 What a wonderful plan and cause - best of luck 
Richard 12/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go Alan!! Very impressive work and good luck.. 
Tim Roberts 12/02/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck from your Cornwall tank installer 
Julie Greensword 11/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Alan, you are an inspiration! good luck! 
Bishop Andrew 11/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 1 Corinthians 9:24.... 
Ken and Jessica 11/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Alan; go for it! 
Steve and Clare Lester 11/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 We take our proverbial hats off to you for doing this. You're amazing! Good luck! 
Paul Flower 11/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Nigel & Christine Moor 11/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Keep eating the fruit and veg & good luck! 
Paul H 11/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 All the best Alan! 
John Cullum 11/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck from your favourite STFC fan ! 
Mike 11/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 At least the course will be flat! 
ken lamacraft 11/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good luck Alan, a big task but i am sure you will do your best, 
Liz Garrett 11/02/2008 £26.00 £7.33 Good luck! What an amazing challenge! Will look forward to hearing how you got on!  
kevin sperling 11/02/2008 £26.00 n/a Good to see your name again !! Great cause, good luck !! 
Janice Rae 11/02/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Alan, we'll be thinking of you. 
ian marshall 11/02/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Hey Alan - truly Inspirational stuff!  
Richard Hesk 11/02/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Alan.  
adam rhodes 11/02/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, Alan and best wishes. Adam 
Jonathan Rose 11/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 good luck 
Jim Blake 11/02/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck and God speed. Jim and Grace 
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