Raised: 201%
Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £20,070.01
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My story

 

10th December 2008


Thank you for visiting our fundraising page.

Both Chris & I successfully completed our Marathon attempt on December 7th 2008. Chris came in 47th overall and I finished in 62nd place. Not bad for two novices with injury interruptions throughout our training!
After the race we promised ourselves a celebration. We wanted to party hard, but found it hard to party and were fast asleep by 8pm: in mitigation we had been up since 3am & run 26.2 miles in the sweltering heat. Now we know why not everyone that sets out to run a marathon hits the finish line!
When we set out to raise funds for the Barbados Children’s Trust and SPARKS we set ourselves a target of raising a minimum of £10,000 to be shared equally between the two charities. We are pleased to say that we have already exceeded that target, but we are not stopping there. The fundraising will continue until this page closes in July 2009, by which time we hope to have raised enough money for the BCT to fully fund a community playground.
During our 8 days on the island we were kept very busy in publicising our efforts and the Barbados Children’s Trust in particular, and in preparing for the race itself. We would like to say special thanks to all of you for making the event such a success.
To those of you, who have already made a donation, THANK YOU. To those who have pledged your support, please, please cough up!   and to those have not yet made up your mind , please DO! – it WILL make a REAL difference to the children.
We plan to post updates to the site regularly as we have news to report, so please do bookmark the page and tell your friends about it.
Thank you
Anil & Chris

Well Done and here is a tip Donation by Tom Baldock 04/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done ... great Donation by derek webb 28/01/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

A Fast Scooby Donation by Warrens Motors 14/01/09  

£500.00

Well Done Boys! Donation by Clive Jones 29/12/08  

£50.00

Well done to both of you - terrific achievement!!! Donation by Wojtek Adamek 24/12/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Hi Chris understand from some friends that you met in Barbados that you completed the marathon in record time. London 2012 here you come! Donation by John Emery 24/12/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done gentlemen, a tougher challenge than most realise..... Donation by Lee Douthwaite - GPS Location & Timing Ltd. 24/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

we are donating £5 each from our xmas money from mum and dad(Ray and Julia) well done Tom , Adam, Sophie, Lauren and Harry. ps. we got top of the list Donation by clarke Kids of cheddington 17/12/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

well if i am not top of the list then never mind you are a good man and a pleasure to know well done and good luck with the resusitation Donation by ray clarke 17/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

If he only went 12 times I will be surprised, I think it's MORE like 32 times, here's an extra pound for the missing sessions!!!! Donation by youbrakeitwemendit.com 17/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations Anil ! I'm delighted that you made it. Heres a pound per physio session that you had with me! Great achievement great charity! Donation by Jill McCrea 16/12/08  

£12.00 + £3.38 Gift Aid

Well done and best of luck in your fundraising for such a noteworthy cause! Donation by Richard Eames "Island Villas Ltd" 15/12/08  

£50.00

Well done on completing the Marathon in blistering heat! Donation by Kelly Crabtree 11/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done Chris & Anil. A great 26 mile run. All you've got now is the 4185 mile swim back! :-) Congratualtions a top job for 2 great causes! Donation by Richard Rowe (Numara Software) 10/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done!! Donation by stuart & lesley 08/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

well done Donation by james burdess 08/12/08  

£680.00

Well Done Anil! Donation by Sarah Lloyd-Jones 07/12/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Just had to get to the top of the list! Good luck guys.... Donation by Stuart & Victoria 07/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

We just had to put you over £10,000! Donation by Ron and Lynn Petersen 06/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck guys! Donation by TomTom WORK 05/12/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Marathon in Barbados..Good choice! Donation by Milton & Hilary Gordon 05/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good Luck on your run. Hope its not too hot! Donation by J Bennett & Son 04/12/08  

£50.00

Good luck guys! If all else fails stop off for lunch at the Lone Star! Donation by Jonathan and Bridget Vellacott 01/12/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Just think about how good the cocktails will taste at the end! Donation by Tin Racer 28/11/08  

£100.00

I told you I would before you went, Good Luck Guys : ) Donation by Julia 28/11/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Daniel Abraham 28/11/08  

£25.00

Enjoy! Donation by Craig MacLennan 27/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

wishing you all the best Donation by bernadette and win 24/11/08  

£20.00

Good Luck Donation by anon78 24/11/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

good luck from sandra kelly and the crew Donation by keep kleen 23/11/08  

£20.00
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