Catherine Reed is fundraising for British Association For Adoption And Fostering

Catie Runs London Again - 2009

Flora London Marathon 2009

on 26/04/2009

Going bananas on the Reading half!

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Team members:

Catie

Raising money for

British Association For Adoption And Fostering

Charity Registration No. 275689

BAAF is a UK-wide charity that helps find secure, loving families for children who can no longer live at home. BAAF's work begins while children are waiting to be fostered or adopted and influences every aspect of childcare in the UK.

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Catherine Reed

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Raised: 107%

Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,601.81

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My story

Hello!

It's done! It's all over...plenty of sweat (given the unexpectedly high temperatures on Sunday) but fortunately no blood or tears resulted in an official time of 3:59:07. My pace was consistent at around 9 minute miles and my half marathon split was 1:58. Not quite up to the pace predicted from training (especially given the 1:47:30 for the Reading half in the fetching banana suit pictured), but I am very pleased none the less!

As you can see from the counter above, the total raised for BAAF is comfortably above my target which is a fantastic testament to all of your generosity. I am immensely grateful to all of you. To give you an idea of how significant a difference that will make to BAAF's work: (i) £10 provides information packs for three prospective adoptive parents; (ii) £25 pays for BAAF to respond to 15 telephone calls from potential carers for children awaiting adoption; and (iii) £50 pays for 20 copies of BAAF’s Be My Parent newsletter (which features children in need of a family).

Thank you so from me and all at BAAF. Your support means a great deal.

Big sweaty hugs,

Catie - the speedy banana.

	I hope you get this, sorry it's late xx Donation by Lee B 27/04/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Donation by Anna-Clare 27/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Last London Marathon as a single woman, congratulations Donation by Rachel, Richard and Benjamin 25/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Catie Donation by SImon Llewellyn 25/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Pleased to see you made thetarget! Donation by Rod/Liz Reed 25/04/09	£50.00
	Good luck Catie! Donation by Charlotte HS 24/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Run like the wind! You can do it! Donation by Catriona MacLeod 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck Donation by Alex L 24/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Philip Westmacott 24/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Oi, oi! You're off your rocker! Thought I'd chip in with Uncle Tom Cobley and all. Have a banana! etc. Donation by Liam "Mockney" Curren 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Catie - good luck! Donation by Jackie Jones 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Catie and well done for making the effort for a good cause Donation by teresa edmund 24/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Catie! Donation by Mark Pipkin 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Catie! Do you run past 29 Acacia Road? Donation by William Jensen 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Catie! Donation by Ellen H-J 24/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great costume! Best of luck Catie. Donation by Ewan 24/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Catie ! Donation by Matthew 23/04/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Run, banana run! Donation by Emma McManus 22/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Crazy lady! (just remember to pick you're number up!...) Donation by Zoom 02/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	you go banana girl! Donation by jess 02/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Quite literally bananas xx Donation by Susie T 02/04/09	£20.00
	Good luck Miss Banana! xx Donation by Annabelle 27/03/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!! xx Donation by Claire & Isabella 25/03/09	£20.00
	Has to be the Banana - too easy as Princes Leia! Donation by Ian 18/03/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Catie - you know it's going to be the banana, don't you?! Donation by Helen R 18/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	i vote for the banana! Good lUck! Donation by Nick Lawson 16/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	It moost be the cow (sorry, couldn't resist) Donation by Robert Burrows 13/03/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	it has to be the banana! Donation by Natasha 10/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go bananas!!! It really a-peels to think of you running as a fruit. Another tenner if you do a body combat class in it too! Donation by Borgby 10/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Anything but the banana outfit. Don't do it. Madness. Donation by Greg B 10/03/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,386.20
Offline donations:	£215.61
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£343.03

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