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My story

 

We did it again...amazingly in 2hrs 18mins...our best time ever!

It was 2005 when Catherine first suggested doing the Great North Run (GNR) together with her dad. Whilst Jim had run on and off most of his life, he had never done anything so challenging as a half marathon (13.1 miles) and Catherine had never even run for a bus!

This year was the 3rd time we have trained and run the event together. It was Jim's 4th run, having only missed the 2008 event because the entry forms went astray. In case you are wondering, Catherine had to drop out last time because of a late injury.

As in previous years we ran to raise funds for Wakefield Hospice.The hospice caters for nearly 300 in-patients and 1,800 day therapy patients every year.  No charge is made for care, so the hospice relies heavily on fundraising initiatives and the generosity of the community to help meet its yearly running costs of about £3m.

80p of every £1 donated is spent on patient care!

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Well done to both of you. Donation by Sheena & John, of the Hepworth Winos 13/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done both of you Donation by Ian Collins 28/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

top job well done Donation by mark cadwallader 27/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Cath! :-) Donation by Sian 25/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Jim and Catherine - Thats a fantastic effort - Glad you enjoyed the day. Donation by Christian Ritson 24/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A £10 top up for making sure that you finished together and didn't leave dad and his hip to struggle on alone! Donation by christopher tucker 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done! And a great time with minimal training! Donation by Helen Lloyd 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Cath! Donation by Timothy Rollins 21/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

A great father and daughter combo and a great cause. Oh - and give Newcastle a wave from me! Donation by Tony, Karen & family 19/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck, hope all goes well. Nice photo!! Donation by Andy Youngman 18/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Enjoy your day.Hope all goes well, Donation by Alan Hinchcliffe 17/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Tony Jobson 17/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Has the Hepworth air finally got to you? (:-). Best Wishes to all. Donation by Sean and Eileen 17/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Not sure if Hannah sponsored you or not, oh well, best of luck, see you at the finish!! Donation by Andrew, Hannah, Lucy & Victoria McQueen 16/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Have a fantastic run Cath!! xx Donation by Jen Deasy 14/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

I'll be waiting at the end with Nick, a bacon sandwich & a beer .... actually it'll just be Nick, we'll have finished the beer and food Donation by Ad 14/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck to you both - enjoy the run! Donation by frances and david 10/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck to you both. Love Margaret & Trev xx Donation by Margaret Aitken 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck to you both Ian & Jacqui Donation by Ian Brown 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Alina Maria Hernandez 09/09/09  

£50.00

Good luck to you both, enjoy! x Donation by McQueen family 08/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Cath & Jim - if you can run around the hills of Hepworth, you can run anywhere! Donation by Joanne Jones 08/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the very best! I hope the run goes well. We'll be watching for you on the BBC! Love Ewen, Andrea and Emily xx Donation by Ewen, Andrea and Emily Cameron 04/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck with the run Cath - great cause! Donation by David Goldthorpe 03/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Cath!!! Atko Donation by David Atkinson 03/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Cath - Don't forget to do a Paula Ratcliffe and pee on the side of the road! Donation by Chris Parnell 01/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great work, best of luck to you both, hope the weather is kind! Donation by Dan Wilkinson 31/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck to both of you Donation by Richard Hewitt 30/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Keep on Running Donation by Lorraine Pollitt 29/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wot r ur legs? Steel springs. Wot r they goin 2 do? Hurl me down the track. How fast can u run? As fast as a leopard. How fast will u run?...... Donation by Emily Osborne & Kevin Murphy 28/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £995.00
  Offline donations: £265.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £262.31

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