Raised: 45%
Target: £2,750.00
Raised so far: £1,244.40
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My story

 

Hello, and thank you for visiting my fundraising page.

On April 13th 2008, instead of heading to Portman Road to see the derby between Norwich City and Ipswich Town I've decided to run 26.2 miles instead - I'll be missing my first derby match in ten years and I'm going to be running the London Marathon!

Win a signed Norwich City or Ipswich Town shirt!
Norwich City and Ipswich Town have kindly arranged for me to get hold of a signed shirt from each club (photo here) which I'm going to effectively raffle off through my sponsorship. For every £2.00 sponsored you'll be eligible for one ticket in the raffle (e.g. £20.00 is ten entries worth). If you put something like Norwich, City, NCFC, Ipswich, Town, ITFC etc. into the comments box I'll know which draw you'll be wanting to be entered into and which shirt you'd like to win!

Where your sponsorship money is going...
I've opted to run for Sue Ryder Care. For those of you that don't know about them they provide hospices / care centres and offer a range of services for patients and residents with complex illnesses and conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, stroke recovery, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, Huntington's disease and brain injury.

Just around the corner from my childhood home in Peterborough is Thorpe Hall, which is a fine example of the facilities Sue Ryder Care offer. Their vision is 'care that liberates lives', which means helping people get the best from their life whatever the diagnosis.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It's also the easiest way to sponsor my efforts. Sue Ryder Care will receive your money faster and an extra 28% in tax will be added to your sponsorship if you tick the 'gift aid' box.

So, please donate and join me in supporting Sue Ryder Care and an excellent cause.

'Warm-up' events
10.02.08 Chessington Valentine's 10km / 6.2 miles (Time 1:01:02)
09.03.08 Silverstone Half-Marathon, 13.1 miles (Time 2:18:11)
30.03.08 Kingston Breakfast Run, 16 miles (Time 3:05:57)

Bit of a blip in the final 'warm-up' event with a knee niggle after eleven miles, but took the final five miles easy and saw myself through in a reasonable time without making it any worse.

So that's it for the training, it's all gone pretty quickly and it's now time to taper.

Thanks for all the support so far, it really is appreciated.

...I'll see you for a pint at the finish!

Ant.

Good luck buddy - If City win, you are banned from games :o) Donation by ChrisJakeman 01/04/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

This is thirsty work. See you in the pub afterwards. Donation by Nick Rowlands 01/04/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go get em tiger! Donation by Tania 31/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Time to dust off your Bernie Clifton ostrich costume! Donation by Paul Clements 31/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Ant! Donation by Jon Bartrop 29/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Keep on running...just think how good that pint will taste! Donation by Claire Carvello 24/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Harris 21/03/08  

£13.00 + £3.67 Gift Aid

NCFC Donation by Adam Dann 19/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Will join you for a beer once back from winning at Ipswich!! Donation by Matt Juler 13/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mate! Donation by Stu Smith 11/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

NCFC - i need to clean my car! ;-)) Donation by Steve Crook 10/03/08  

£10.00

Good Luck! Will you need a pull from a Tractor? ITFC Donation by Stuart Gibson 10/03/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck mate, probably a lot less painful than the derby will be! Donation by Jamie Ratcliff 08/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck mate!! Donation by tretty 08/03/08  

£10.00

good luck, and NCFC shirt please... Donation by blindasabat 08/03/08  

£6.00

Good luck! Donation by Rich M 04/03/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

NCFC shirt raffle, not ITFC!! Donation by Paul Webster 02/03/08  

£14.00

Watch out for tigers snapping at your heels... Donation by Partial Angler 02/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck buddy Donation by Simon Nicholson 23/02/08  

£30.00

Good luck mate, I know the pain! Ps. That signed Norwich shirt is mine yes? Donation by Conker 22/02/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Best of luck mate! (I won't say break a leg) I'll be watching from various pubs along the way :) Donation by Adam Pilarski 21/02/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Kick ass Ant, just beat the Smythe!! Donation by Andy Marshall 20/02/08  

£13.00 + £3.67 Gift Aid

Have a good one mate! Donation by Mezza 17/02/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Tony, see you at the finish, i'll be lookign for a few tips once you're done Donation by Thomas Hateley 14/02/08  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Good luck - NCFC shirt raffle entrant ahoy! Donation by Pete M 13/02/08  

£10.00

On the Ball City! Best of luck Donation by Kath Jones 12/02/08  

£5.00

I can just see the headline now: "Peterborough boy done good" with cheesy thumbs up picture! Donation by Claire Wotherspoon 12/02/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck mr Donation by pants 11/02/08  

£8.00 + £2.26 Gift Aid

Raffle dough :) Donation by pants 11/02/08  

£2.00

Good luck Ant. Hopefully we'll stuff the scum to make your pain more bareable! Donation by The Ginger Beard 07/02/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
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