James Lidsey's Fundraising Page
Page creator: James Lidsey
Event: Grand Union Canal Race
Event Date: 24th May 2008
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About my charity : Greater London Fund for the Blind Greater London Fund for the Blind
The Greater London Fund for the Blind, established in 1921, unifies the collection of funds for several blind welfare societies in Greater London, so they can focus on the prime task of improving the lives of the blind and visually impaired.
Charity Registration No 1074958
Fundraising target:  £500.00
Donations so far:  £ 1,097.51
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RACE DIARY
Sat 24th 6am: James is off!
Sat 24th 10.30am: Completed first marathon and now at Warwick. Luckily the ground is quite firm so far!!
Sat 24th 5pm: Second marathon done! Bit of a wobble but going well and on schedule at the moment.
Sat 24th 9.30pm: Run 70 miles, nearly half way! Just reached Navigation bridge. Last few miles pretty tough, but much more positive now almost cracked the halfway point.
Sat 24th 10pm: Support team try to sleep whilst a wedding party goes on around them.
Sun 25th 4am: Reached Leighton Buzzard, 90 miles. James looking good but it's just started raining - bummer!
Sun 25th 6.30am: Cold and wet, but now run 100 miles - whohoo!!
Sun 25th 11.30am: Tough patch, really soaked, but finally looks to be drying out. At Watford and have run 115 miles.
Sun 25th 1.30pm: Although falling asleep whilst running and feeling delirious, James is doing really well, actually looking pretty good and has run 120 miles now.
Sun 25th 5pm: Big wobble at 123 miles, very, very sleepy. I, Pip, walk with James for the next 5 miles. James gets his second breathe and is now upto 130 miles - Go James, go James!!
Sun 25th 7.30pm: 136 miles and going! Now on the home stretch...
Sun 25th 10.20pm: James has done it!!!!!!! How amazing is that?! :D He came 19th and received a fantastic medal!!!
Mon 26th 1am: James is now home safe and having some much deserved sleep. Incredibly, apart from tiredness and a few blisters, he's in great health and spirits :)

FINAL RESULTS
James ran the Grand Union in 40hrs 24 mins. He was 19 out of the 29 who finished from the 75 who started. He now joins the previous 134 runners who have ever achieved it!! Here's the final runners' list: GUCR Results.

EVENT DETAILS
On 24-25th May I took part in the Grand Union Canal Race, a non-stop, 145 mile long ultra-marathon from Birmingham to Little Venice, London along the towpath of the canal. This is equivalent to running 5 and 1/2 consecutive marathons. Runners are required to complete the race in a time limit of 45 hours, but are not allowed to stop for more than 40 minutes at a time.

I am running to raise money for the Greater London Fund for the Blind. To learn more about this charity, please click here.

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Many thanks for your support!

James

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
U/Roy 17/06/2008 £20.00 n/a makes me tired just thinking about it - many congratulations 
Deb and Chris 17/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 amazing - are you sure you didn't cross your own time-line? 
Ian C 12/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Jim 
Ed Copeland 02/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Wow well done Jim ! Must have been thinking about loop cosmology when you were delirious. ! 
Nick Lewis 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Be proud! I am! 
Dawattie Basdeo-Oldroyd 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done for caring and taking action 
David Seery 30/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46  
Andrew Liddle 29/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Brilliant effort (insane nonetheless). Many congratulations. 
David Lyth 29/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Good lad Jim! 
nelson 28/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Well done. Many congratulations. 
Carlos Hidalgo 27/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Congratulations Jim! 
Darren Anstee 26/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Congratulations, fantastic effort 
Sarah & Tony 25/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Keep going James ! 
Jon & Guliz 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, we hope it goes really well for you 
Ruth and Robin 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Guess you'll probably beat the train! Good luck! 
The May Mob 23/05/2008 £30.00 n/a Good Luck! 
brenda, nicky, bennie 23/05/2008 £30.00 n/a good luck from the MYL girlies, what an amazing achievement when you reach that finish line!! :) 
Eamonn K 23/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Who'll be washing your clothes afterwards -- they need sponsoring too! Good luck Jim! 
Andrew W 22/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23  
Matt Lake 22/05/2008 £10.00 n/a Go Jim! 
Anonymous 21/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Donald Preece 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
David 21/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 It's a great canal!! 
Laila Alabidi 21/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good Luck! 
Kotub Uddin 21/05/2008 £10.01 £2.82 Good Luck!! 
Richard F 20/05/2008 £72.50 £20.45 50p a mile seems mean for such heroic madness 
Ralph 20/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All the very best. Don't fall in the water in the dark! 
Tony Mason 20/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good luck 
Nick c 15/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You're absolutely barking! 
Ian Huston 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Better you than me! Good luck! 
Adam Christopherson 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! 
Will Clavering 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 No sleep 'til London. Good luck. 
Anne 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck!  
Fi and James 24/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 We all take our hats off to you for this! Good luck x 
Trevor May 23/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I do hope you're doing the whole route dressed in a bear suit! 
pam 18/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Crazy! Hope it goes well ! 
Mandy & Karim 17/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Isn't there a bus? Good luck! 
Tim Allen 12/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You're clearly insane but I wish you well! 
Sandra 12/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Pip didn't say you had so much stamina!! Good luck! 
Geraldine & Ian 09/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You're mad, but good luck anyway! 
Keith Myles 09/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck from Keith, Sarah, Matthew and George. 
Janet Dobson 09/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! That's a long way 
sue atkinson 08/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Very impressed - good luck 
Pip 01/04/2008 £55.00 £15.51 Goodluck darling!!! Amazing feat - very impressed :D xx 
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*Total donated online: £887.51
Amount raised offline: £210.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £219.30
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