Ian Wait's Fundraising Page
Event: Flora London Marathon 2008 on 13/04/2008
£4,284.20 raised of £2,000.00 target
76 donations
My Target:
£2,000.00
£4,284.20 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
UPDATED 15TH APRIL 2008
Well, I made it across the finishing line in 4hours and 20minutes. It was an absolutely fantastic day and I now have a great sense of achievement and all the hours of training now seem worthwhile.
I'm sure that whoever measures the course made a mistake as after 15 miles, the mile markers seemed to get further and further apart and I'd like to find the person who built the 'wall' at the 22 mile mark! This took some getting across but after a sip of water and a brief stroll I found the energy to speed through the last 4 miles.
I had great support from family and friends cheering me on my way so special thanks to my wife Sarah, Dad, my brother Andrew(great pics), Joanne, Sue, Rob and Tracy and of course our Mum's back at home who were doing the baby sitting - I think running was the easier option!
So I've achieved a personal ambition of running a marathon and done it on the largest stage, I've raised over £4000 for a great cause and have a daughter who has survived heart surgery, who will now be bored for many years to come with tales of her Dad's epic run - it doesn't get much better than this!
Ian
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.
I thought you would all prefer to see a picture of Niamh, the reason for my taking this crazy decision to run the London Marathon, as opposed to me in my running gear - although this can be arranged if anyone is interested...!?!
I go through the pain of running (walking, hobbling, crawling...) the 26.2 miles on 13th April, exactly one week before the first anniversary of Niamh's emergency open heart surgery which was just in time to save her life. At the time she was only 7 weeks old - thankfully a true little fighter!
My Dad and father in-law have also suffered from heart attacks requiring heart surgery so what better way to celebrate than raise money for such a worthy cause - we are all definately the lucky ones.
Please give what ever you can so the BHF can continue their excellent work and enable them to help other families affected in a similar way to us, so please sponsor me now - a little goes a long way...
Many thanks for your support.
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My charity
British Heart Foundation
Charity Registration No. 225971
The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity. Every day they save lives, through pioneering research, providing vital information to help people reduce their own heart health risks, campaigning for change and supporting and caring for heart patients.
Donations 76
Donation by NC Welding on 24/06/08
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Well done
Donation by Steve Robinson on 28/05/08
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
well run
Donation by michael alan cheffey on 08/05/08
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Well run.
Donation by Treve Berryman on 05/05/08
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Well run!
Donation by Emma Jones on 29/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Nice one
Donation by Lincoln New on 28/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
well done & ran
Donation by james martin on 21/04/08
£10.00
Top job. All at Abar pleased to hear you made it
Donation by Steve Rutherford on 16/04/08
£100.00
Well done!
Donation by Dave Cutler on 15/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
well done!
Donation by Graeme Beattie on 15/04/08
£26.00
+ £7.33 Gift Aid
Run Ian Run!!!!
Donation by vee on 12/04/08
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
May your blisters heal quickly!!Good luck
Donation by Kevin Imrie on 11/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
£10 donation from the factory staff- all wish you well on the day!
Donation by Kevin Imrie on 11/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good Luck from all at J B Wheaton & Sons
Donation by Gary Wheaton on 10/04/08
£100.00
Best of luck...Beth & Pete Bishop
Donation by Pete Bishop on 08/04/08
£30.00
All the best Ian for a good run
Donation by Jean-Louis & Chris Maurin on 06/04/08
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good Luck, I'm sure your reasons for doing the run will spur you on to the finish line.
Donation by Krissy on 04/04/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Run Forest run, good luck mate!
Donation by Pep on 02/04/08
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
good luck cuz! the first 26 miles are the hardest :)
Donation by matthew moore on 31/03/08
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Go careful past the Rhinos!
Donation by Chris & Beryl Currell on 29/03/08
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Ian, good luck and best wishes, see you soon x
Donation by Chloe & Leon Kearle on 28/03/08
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck and we'll see you at the end!
Donation by Rob & Tracey Kearle on 28/03/08
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good luck Ian
Donation by Trudy on 26/03/08
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
I'm sure all the prep will be worth it in the end,enjoy the day!
Donation by Hugh on 25/03/08
£26.00
+ £7.33 Gift Aid
Good luck and don't break a leg
Donation by the saint on 24/03/08
£26.20
+ £7.39 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£2,484.20
- Offline donations£1,800.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£4,284.20
- Gift Aid£475.03
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