Raised: 143%
Target: £1,310.00
Raised so far: £1,868.00
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My story

 

RESULT: I did it! Confirmation of my time (1hr 54min 23.1sec), and place (4729 out of 10699 finishers) is published here: http://www.runninghigh.co.uk/site.aspx?i=rr0&s=hames. Thanks to all my wonderful sponsors - you kept me going out there.

After the Foxtrot 5, and the River Ness 10k, there was no avoiding the lure of the Bath Half Marathon. The trouble is that my attention span and busy life aren't particularly well suited to training for longer runs. The Bath Half is just four weeks away, and I only have a few runs longer than half the distance under my belt - ever.

I'm running for a very good cause: The Parkinsons Disease Society. Late last year my grandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and as well as the invaluable support they give people with Parkinson's and their families and carers, they also support research. I'm convinced that when our generation is his age, we can have consigned this disease to the history books, as his did childhood diseases in the last century. We can help make it happen. 

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who has helped me break through my intiial target of £500. In true Blue Peter fashion, a new totalizer has been rolled out to see if we can hit a nice round £1,000.

UPDATE: Your support has really bowled me over! The new fundraising target is £100 per mile of the Bath Half Marathon course. Let's try to smash that one too...

Please be as generous as you can. Thank you.

Duncan

PS: Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Parkinson's Disease Society gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Well done! Donation by Alex Feakes 10/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very good effort for your first half and smashing the two hour mark Donation by Mr Procrastinator 06/04/09  

£36.00 + £10.15 Gift Aid

Donation by Dennis Coombs 25/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Duncan!! A good cause indeed Donation by kathy Mason 24/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Cah donation - RDA colleague Donation by Duncan Hames 24/03/09  

£10.00

Congratulations - there's more enjoyable ways of spending 2 hours - but not nearly so satisfying! Donation by Steve Richards 23/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done! And you weren't limping on Monday! Donation by Ellen Winser 22/03/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Cash donations - family members Donation by Duncan Hames 19/03/09  

£30.00

Cash donations - Frome 'Question Time' Donation by Duncan Hames 19/03/09  

£10.00

Cash donations - work colleagues Donation by Duncan Hames 19/03/09  

£35.00

Cash donations - George Ward Governors Donation by Duncan Hames 19/03/09  

£25.00

Well done Duncan - just waited to check you'd manage it ;-) Donation by Mark Fell 17/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

great effort, Duncan - and you made the meeting the next day! Donation by Judith Reynolds 17/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Beetter late than never! Well done Donation by Jane Henderson 17/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry it's late but very well done!!! x Donation by Jenny Judge 16/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done Duncan. Were you still looking like your photo by the end!? Donation by James Harper 16/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

We were so confident you'd do it, we left the sponsoring til today... Donation by Anna Sabine & Ian Thorn 16/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Richard England 16/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

sorry this is late, but well done for doing it! Donation by Paul Harrod 16/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Nice one, Duncan - hope you enjoyed it too! Donation by Simon Hooton 16/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good man! Well done Duncan! Donation by Nick Radford 16/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Duncan! Donation by Phil Collins (IM&T) 16/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

congratulations duncan. happy to contribute to achieving your great target Donation by marion cooper 15/03/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done :-) Donation by Richard H 15/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations, Duncan, looks like you did it! Donation by Guy Price 15/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Duncan!! Donation by Margaret Bryant GWS 15/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Bath today, London on 26 April?! Donation by Claire Gibson 15/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by David Black 15/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Dave Perry 15/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Andy Strange 14/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,608.00
  Offline donations: £260.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £397.13

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