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My story

 

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                     www.sponsormyrun.com 

Welcome to my Fundraising page. I have broken this down into 3 sections. 1st  to tell you about me and how I got here. 2nd About the events I am running. 3rd The Charity and fundraising target.

About me. I am Anthony Davis. I am 32 years old. When I was 21 I was in a job that involved a lot of sitting around, that combined with fast food, beer and fags soon saw my weight creeping up to almost 16 stone as you can imagine I was extremely unfit.  It was at this pointI  decided to put my trainers on and start running. It all started with struggling to reach the end of the road without being out of breath, I stuck with it and before I knew it I was up to 3 miles a day. The weight started to move and soon i'd lost 5 stone, no beer, fastfood or fags I felt great! The better I felt the more I ran. A year soon passed and I was running about 80 miles a week. I decided to enter the London marathon for the first time in 2002.

Eleven years later this brings me to today, I' ve now run 5 marathons, my best time of 3 hours and 01 minute, I hoping to smash this in 2009 my goal is to come in under the three hour mark. 

I have now started to train for ultra marathons and me being me have decided to do the Marathon Des Sables. (The toughest foot race in the world). It is a 6 day race,151 miles in the  Sahara Desert  with temperatures of around 50 degrees celsius. My training programme will put me up to 100-110 miles a week .

The events. When you sponsor me you will not just be sponsoring the Marathon Des Sables although this is the main event ( Awating confirmation ) I will be running a number of different events up to 2010. Listed below are the events in date order:

Barry 40 miler ( 161 times around track ) www.lescroupiersrunningclub.org.uk/barry40

Jurassic Coast to Coast Ultra 2009 3 marathons in 3 days http://www.votwo.co.uk/votwo2007/events-and-adventure/race_view.php?i=71

London Marathon 2009 Target Sub 3 hrs

Marlborough Downs 33 mile Challenge http://www.marlboroughrunningclub.co.uk/downchallenge.shtm

Ridgeway Challenge 85 mile.                                                                             http://www.tra-uk.org/ridgeway_challenge.php

Atlantic Coast to Coast 3 marathons in 3 Days http://www.votwo.co.uk/votwo2007/events-and-adventure/race_view.php?i=73

Cardiff Half 2009

Reading Half 2010

London Marathon 2010

                        MARATHON DES SABLES 2010   ( Awating confirmation )

                                   

I will be doing other races but these are the most significant ones.

The Charity. I have decided to run for The Children Society for a number of reasons, I'm a very able bodied man and have been given a gift that at anytime I can put my trainers on and hit the road. I am free to do this without much consideration. I believe that  everyone should have equal opportunties in life. As I have a vision and goal  I believe that children should also have the chance to reach their vision and  their goals. The money I raise will help to do this.

I would like to thank moti, The new running store on Albany Road Cardiff for their support and for suppling the gear and advice required for my running. For the online store please visit www.mymoti.com

Also would lke to thank Ryan at Esporta Health Club Cardiff for use of the club whenever neeeded. www.esporta.com

Please please please email,phone, text  or carrier pigeon this page to your friends and family. I would love to create a snowball effect and get this out to as many people as possible.

If you would like to talk about corporate sponsorship please email me on anthonydavis3001@yahoo.co.uk

My Personal Training Website

 www.startexercise.co.uk

 Running Website.

www.sponsormyrun.com

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

Just to let you know that all money goes to The Childern Society and not Mencap that there is a small reference to.


Well done Anthony & just keep on runnin'. From your running mate Batman's......Batmum & Batdad Donation by Graham Sutton 03/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Just seen the Pictures of your run!! Well done mate. Donation by Nick & Ros 21/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

To a World record breaker,this is a donation from my parents who wish you well with your ongoing campaign. Donation by John Morgan 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi, Saw you in Cardiff this morning. Thanks from all the children who will benefit from your effort Donation by Deb 18/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

The men in white coats will catch up with you soon. Donation by Robert Pearce 13/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck at Cardiff Half. Sorry its taken me so long to donate ! Donation by Anthony Powell 11/10/09  

£19.99 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Anthony, well done on another fantastic effort xxx Donation by Andrea Starritt 02/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Paul Speyer 30/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Mate! Donation by Nick Darroch 28/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Anthony. You are doing brilliantly keeping yourself motivated over so many hard races. Donation by Andrea Starritt 17/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck with the 33 miler this weekend mate. Donation by Geraint Rees 14/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Ant - you're going to need it mate!! Donation by Andy Mudy 29/04/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Anthony Donation by Deb Gravestock 24/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

£5 for every race you do over 20 miles. This brings me up to date and is no more than you deserve mate. Thanks for everything you've done for me. Donation by Jon Weedon 24/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by ryan roberts 01/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you are doign well out there as I speak. Jurassic Coast looks a killer. Donation by Paul Speyer 29/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You know I wish you all the best and have every faith in 'Ultra Man!'- wish it was more .If I get a pay rise in April it's all yoursxx Donation by charlotte johns 26/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You have a very big heart Anthony. Best Wishes Lise x Donation by Lisa Ekman 20/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

You were awesome on Sunday - talk about mind over matter, the boredom would've killed me. Well done you - on to the next one! Donation by Sara Birkett 10/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done on the Barry 40miler. You did brilliantly. Every time you do a mean run like that I'll sponsor you a fiver. All the best with the rest x Donation by Andrea Starritt 09/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hope it goes well on Sunday. Donation by Paul Speyer 04/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! I know you don't know me but I hear all about you from Jon Weedon at work, what a challange this is! Best of luck! Donation by Louise M 03/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck and well done! Donation by Nick Darroch 23/02/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

What a challange, for such an excellant cause. Best of luck. Donation by Shelina 09/02/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Best of luck with all the marathons, a real challenge. If you complete the London Marathon in less than 3 hours we will donate another £50 Donation by Jim and Pauline 04/02/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Will support you all the way! Go Anthony! Donation by John Morgan 03/02/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Watching your progress with interest, good luck Donation by Ros & Nick 03/02/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck mate Donation by Riley 27/01/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Buddy :o) Donation by Sara & Ian 23/01/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Test Donation by Test 22/01/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
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