Tokyo Oxfam Trailwalker Fundraising Page
Page creator: Paul Marshall
Event: Oxfam - Trailwalker Japan
Event Date: 18th May 2008
Team Members: Paul M, Paul W, Reza K, Khilan S, Florin C
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Oxfam uses a range of approaches to achieve change and improve peoples' lives, including saving lives through emergency response; longer term development programmes; and campaigning to achieve lasting change.
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Fundraising target:  £6,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 6,625.00
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May Update : WE MADE IT !

On Sunday May 18th, round about 5.30am, four intrepid Snailwalkers crossed the 100Km finish line. After climbing all through the night ( again .. we had set off on Friday morning ) we arrived at Yamanakako, completely exhausted. The course was indescribably tough, a relentless, double-ultra-marathon over mountain terrain. Injuries and attrition had been high : fewer than half of the teams finished intact.

We each burned over 20,000 calories, ascending a total of 4,600m ( ~14,000 feet ). To put that in perspective, Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is 4,800m. More of this kind of data, trip reports and photos at http://snailwalkers.com as soon as our bodies recover enough.

Just a note that Oxfam Japan will continue to receive donations for a short while so we'll keep this page up. Please dont hesitate to send the team a congratulatory beer, I mean donation !

Your very tired but victorious Snailwalkers team

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Thank you for visiting our page

About the event ..

"The Trailwalker" is a 100Km ( 60 mile ) journey over the volcanic mountains of Hakkone National Park in Japan. The course has to be completed by our entire team of four athletes (?) in less than 48 hours. We'll be climbing through the night and looking forward to some awesome views in the morning.

Oxfam gaily call it a "satisfying physical endeavour !", then "a great challenge!" before finally admitting that it is in fact "a challenging endurance event"   


About the cause ..

More importantly, the cause is a fine one. Oxfam needs no introduction, and this particular campaign will fund projects and emergency aid in :

● Darfur, Sudan ● Cambodia ● India ● South Africa

( From Oxfam Japan )

Update : Oxfam's latest update on the situation in Sudan

So please sponsor us online.

How to sponsor ..

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. You can use any credit card*. This is the most efficient way to sponsor us: Oxfam will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support , 

Paul M, Paul W, Reza, Khilan and Florin 

*At the time of writing, 1 UK Pound was about 2 US dollars. For up to date rates and other currencies, please try this Converter. Any amount would be appreciated. 
Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Nick Shindo 21/06/2008 £100.00 n/a Great achievement - well done! 
Kobz 18/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Some great pics! Well done all. 
reevesy 18/06/2008 £59.00 n/a better late than never...good job all 
Khilan Shah 16/06/2008 £250.00 £70.51 Just realised that my donation was not on there ... Congrats guys ... 
Anonymous 07/06/2008 £150.00 n/a In memory of MHK & his love for nature. 
Eline 02/06/2008 £20.00 n/a Amazing Reza!! Good for you. Take care 
Abby Turner 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Paul (and Paul's hiker friends). Sorry it's late - nothing to do with lack of faith. I believed in you all along, really I did.  
Perry 28/05/2008 £100.00 n/a Congratulations guys -  
Andy Bakota 22/05/2008 £100.00 n/a Well done -you cracked my aces with your king seven offsuit for a 20,000 pot 
Phil Myers 22/05/2008 £100.00 n/a fantastic effort, well done 
Mark Piper 21/05/2008 £47.00 n/a  
Alex Mazier 20/05/2008 £100.00 n/a Well Done!! 
Heather Odom 20/05/2008 £100.00 n/a Keep on making the positive difference in this thing we call "LIFE". I am very proud of you Reza and team. 
Scott Purkiss 19/05/2008 £50.00 n/a Brilliant effort chaps! 
Jen and Norman Turner 19/05/2008 £20.00 n/a Well done! 
Glenn Marner 19/05/2008 £30.00 n/a Good job fellas - glad you weren't eaten by the bears! 
Brian Dewey 19/05/2008 £54.00 £15.23 Paul, for the first time in 20 years, you've actually impressed me. Well done. You could have put some effort in and run though. 
Karaoke Star 19/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done all ! 
Reza Khalili 19/05/2008 £510.00 n/a Final bit of donation matching towards my initial commitment of $2000. MANY THANX to all of my frie 
michael ashworth 18/05/2008 £250.00 n/a i think u are nuts 
Gerry O'Leary 13/05/2008 £150.00 £42.31 for everything else theres mastercard 
Arthur Y. Roulac 12/05/2008 £100.00 n/a  
Paul M 12/05/2008 £25.00 n/a Another costly training-miss fine..!  
Shaun McPhail 12/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 you're all mad. good luck. 
Richard Whitworth 02/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 I want pictures of the "Snailtrail" Good luck to you all ! 
Kevin Hillcoat 02/05/2008 £55.00 £15.51 Well done on making your target 
Michelle Kiuchi 02/05/2008 £50.00 n/a Best of luck! 
Julia, Oana & Kelly 30/04/2008 £300.00 n/a Reza - We want chicken! 
Dark Master 30/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Anything to see Reza sweat abit! You go boy! 
Milan Milasinovic 30/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Good luck Reza! 
Yukiko Fujita 30/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Good Luck! 
Randy Mackay 30/04/2008 £46.00 n/a Looks tough, enjoy! 
Jon Ashton 29/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Sapna Prakash 29/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck!!! 
Lucy Sturman 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Paul and Pals - sure it will be a breeze 
Tariq 24/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck. Its going to be a great experience! 
Simon Bray 21/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Keep on till the end of the road! 
Paul M 21/04/2008 £25.00 n/a YATM ( yet another training miss .. ) 
DJ Freshly 18/04/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Big tings a gwan! 
Kath and Dave Woodgate 18/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 love mum and dad 
Marcus Hilton-Smith 16/04/2008 £75.00 n/a Good Luck ! (Remember - no time off sick for self inflicted injuries !)  
Jane 16/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck ! 
jono 16/04/2008 £25.00 n/a "Missed Training "- i like that 
Alison 16/04/2008 £25.00 n/a (^0^)/...All the best!!~~ 
John Konno 16/04/2008 £38.00 n/a Paul, I hope you walk better than you play cards. 
Adam Levinson 15/04/2008 £250.00 n/a Good luck!  
Paul W 15/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 boo... missed training  
Packer Family 14/04/2008 £25.00 n/a "I see big giant pickles." 
Paul M 14/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Another ... training miss ! 
Chris Walmsley 14/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Khilan, good luck to you all 
Vicky Khalili 13/04/2008 £250.00 n/a Reza, Much love and good luck. 
Alex Pring 11/04/2008 £20.00 n/a Mentalist 
Amanda 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Paul, you should be in Sales, you've worn us all down! Hope you make it, best of luck! 
Brian Dewey 08/04/2008 £6.00 £1.69 I'll multiply my donation by 10 if you actually finish. Safe investment? 
Denise Hoey 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sounds awesome! Good luck! x 
Khilan 08/04/2008 £35.00 n/a 25 GBP for missed training, plus 10GBP for cash donation to me 
Richard Vickery 08/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck chaps 
Paul M 05/04/2008 £25.00 n/a Training miss, again ! 
Murli Batreja 02/04/2008 £20.00 n/a All the Best !! 
Romano Lai 02/04/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck guys 
Dani 01/04/2008 £50.00 n/a Good luck. Bring back photos and stories.  
Natalie, Jean and the girls 31/03/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck Reza :-) I'm very impressed! 5 km is my max so far!! 
saraholoubek 31/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Reza! Reza! Reza! 
Heather Seal-Breslin 31/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Hi Reza, please do take some beautiful photos! I'm doing a 3mile walk around NYC for MS -stop by jan 
Claire, Nick, Emma & Sophie 31/03/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Nic kand I think you are mad! Emma and Sophie say good luck Uncle Paul and send the whole team good luck hugs!! Will be thinking of you all!! 
Ali & Roxana 31/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Reza, I hope you will take your camera with you so we can also enjoy the gorgeous sceneries. Bon courage! 
CampInteractive Kids 30/03/2008 £100.00 n/a From Craig, Emily & The Kids Of CampInteractive in the Bronx. You have helped us reach our goals.  
Toby and Tania 30/03/2008 £20.00 n/a Take care of those feet, Reza. Good luck! 
Violeta 30/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Love you baby !! Urusai ! 
Malcolm Booth 30/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Reza...Good luck to you and the team. Your exploits never cease to amaze! 
Dave & Jane Marshall 29/03/2008 £150.00 £42.31 With a broken foot, we're looking to Ayako to carry you as well as provide 1st aid - all the best: t 
Aaron 29/03/2008 £15.00 n/a Paul, Paul, Reza and Khilan -- you've got more guts than me!! Have a great time!!! 
Reza Khalili 29/03/2008 £225.00 n/a My match to: Myriam/Mike, Sara & Eric (MANY THANX!)  
Myriam and Mike Sills 28/03/2008 £60.00 n/a Bonne chance Reza ! We will be thinking of you. Have fun. 
Sara Khalili 28/03/2008 £150.00 n/a I'll walk with you in spirit. Good luck! 
Lee Wells 28/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Giving back the poker donation Reza. I assume training does not take place in PCM. 
Eric Newman 28/03/2008 £15.00 n/a Good Luck Reza 
Reza Khalili 28/03/2008 £115.00 n/a My match to: Norma, Anna & Charles (MANY THANX!)  
Charles Leslie 28/03/2008 £40.00 n/a Wonderful cause! Best of Luck 
Paul M 27/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Penalty for missing team training ! 
Dave,Nic & Alexander 26/03/2008 £30.00 £8.46 If I can do 50 miles in 24hrs you should ace it Paul, good luck to you all. 
Anna Doherty 26/03/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck !! 
Sam Woodgate 25/03/2008 £100.00 n/a Good luck! (Don't let Paul W navigate or it'll be a 200km walk!) 
Grandmama Norma 25/03/2008 £25.00 n/a I am so proud of you 
Reza Khalili 25/03/2008 £150.00 n/a My match to: Delphine, JP, Jacques, Ryan & Alan (MANY THANX!) 
Anthony Dudeck 25/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Break a leg Marshall !!!!! ps. good luck 
matthew tong 25/03/2008 £30.00 n/a have fun, all the best 
Jonathon Sinclair 25/03/2008 £35.00 £9.87 All the best 
Delphine Borredon 24/03/2008 £50.00 n/a Have fun, good luck and thanks for doing this! 
Jack Williams 24/03/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck, Khilan 
Sidh Roy Choudhury 24/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Good luck guys..your efforts will definitely help the cause 
Des McGuinness 24/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Surely all the mountains have chairlifts? ;) 
JP Chavanon 24/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Sacrebleu ! 
Jacques Deschenaux 24/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Like F1: without electronic assistance ! 
JB 24/03/2008 £30.00 n/a Paul and team, you'll never forget the experience. Can't wait to hear your story.  
Ayako Marshall 24/03/2008 £30.00 n/a Excellent idea!! Good luck Paul, Reza and team !!! I will be there with a first-aid box ;-) 
Haruki Marshall 24/03/2008 £10.00 n/a Ganbatte!!...can you bring some goodies back for me? :-) 
Koichi Marshall 24/03/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck, daddy...and can I go with you ?? 
Ryan Duvall 23/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Fantastic! Good luck Reza and team! 
Alan Bernstein 22/03/2008 £25.00 n/a Go, Reza! 
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Amount raised offline: £200.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £382.18
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