What a fantastic day! I'd optimistically hoped to get under 50 minutes but ran a new personal best of 48 minutes 31 seconds which I'm chuffed to bits with (beat my time from last year by 4 minutes)! I came 3,707th out of around 33,000 runners :-)
You can see my full results here - http://www.nike.com/europerunning/grs/index.jsp?runner=736749&rid=122
Karen, Zoe & Lucie were in full voice in support and it was great meeting up with the rest of the Isaiah Trust team afterwards who all ran well!
Thanks to everyone for their generous donations so far! It's not too late to add a donation for the Isaiah Trust, the donation page will remain active for another 3 months, but your donation could change a childs life forever...
Cheers :-)
Dave
PS: Follow my progress on my next run's here: http://davehursthouse.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for visiting my fundraising page for the 2009 Great Manchester Run which I'm doing again this year for the Isaiah Trust.
Nicky & Tim who I work with started this registered charity back in 2001 to help children in Kenya orphaned by Aids and tribal conflict, surviving on their own on the streets in some of the most appalling conditions imaginable... Scavenging on rubbish tips for food, subject to all kinds of physical and sexual abuse with their only comfort a glue bottle... More info can be found on their fantastic work at www.isaiahtrust.org .
The lives that these kids endured prior to the charity beggars’ belief and as a parent myself brings tears to my eyes... But the Trust has and continues to do some amazing things for these kids... Providing outreach and rehabilitation centres to give safe havens and remedial education, setting up orphanages and foster parent programmes. Helping children get back in to the state educaion system and providing 'resource centres' for older child who have missed too much schooling to teach them a skill or trade to earn a living. The Trust is now working hard setting up farms to establish sustainable food programs as well as teaching children farming skills.
The trust has helped change the lives of so many kids but there are so many more yet to help... Please help by sponsoring me here or by making a donation via the donation page on their website and don't forget to gift aid it if you're able. Every penny raised goes direct to their aid programmes out there.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Isaiah Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor me now!
With HUGE THANKS on behalf of the kids you'll be helping!
Dave
PS: Follow my training progress at http://davehursthouse.blogspot.com/
