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My story

 
This years Bristol Half Marathon will mark a milestone in my running history as it will be my 100th Half Marathon.

I have completed 99 half marathons and am now training for my 100th in Bristol on 14th September 2008. I am celebrating this achievement with 99 other runners, some who have never completed the distance before. They have agreed to join me and will run the 13 miles with me when I complete my 100th.

I am aiming to raise £10,000 for Weston Hospicecare. That's an average of £100 per runner.

I have chosen Weston Hospicecare for many reasons. Weston-super-Mare was the place of my birth, well over 40 years ago and it's the place where I grew up. I lived there for 21 years and would dearly love to give something back to the town. I went to school in Weston and ran my very first half marathon (starting and finishing at my old comprehensive school) in 1983. This means I have been running half marathons for 25 years! Many of my family still live in Weston,including my brother and sister in law who, until recently, both work for Weston Hospicecare. My mother, who lives in Weston, has had and survived breast cancer and 20 years ago, my mother in law died from cancer in Weston, and I'm sure that having a place like Weston Hospicecare available to us at that time would have made her life more comfortable towards the end.

For these reasons, I am asking you to sponsor me and my fellow 99 runners, many of which will be running the half marathon for the first time. The 100 people are made up of friends and family, colleagues and running partners. All are paying their own entry and have committed to make the day memorable and help me to reach the stretching target I have set myself.

Thank you so much for your support.

Mark

Friend of Fred - Well Done Fred! :o) Donation by Nicky Doyle 18/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

mark good luck best go on a diet though mate before you run Donation by steve banks 16/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done for getting everyone runing Mark Donation by Andy Starosolsky 15/09/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

good luck mate Donation by dave smith 08/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go for it Grovesy Donation by Mad Manning 08/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great to see - will be running it myself so wil be able to share the pain ;-) Donation by Jon Gadsden 06/09/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck Jas and Mark.Well done. Donation by Anna Derrett 03/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Steve Richards 31/08/08  

£10.00

Good Luck!! Donation by Ann Wood 28/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Wishing you every success Donation by Gladys 24/08/08  

£20.00

1p per mile for each runner Donation by Paul Eastham 22/08/08  

£13.10 + £3.69 Gift Aid

Good luck Jazz and co! Donation by Glenn Hadley 14/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I have run two half marathons myself so appreciate 100 is some acheivement. I also have tenous ties with Weston-Super_mare. The very best of luck !! Donation by Win D'cruz 13/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hoping the sun shines for you! Donation by Juliet Turner 06/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Another live broadcast of the fact that you were born in Weston-Super-Mare! Donation by Paul Morris 05/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Fred and co. and can't wait to see the beard! Donation by Vikki Kemp 03/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Everyone! I'm sure you'll do it!! Donation by Hazel Robinson 01/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

What an achievement! Good luck to everyone (esp Jazz!) Donation by Rachel Forsyth 28/07/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

100 Well done i thought about 1 once! Donation by J.mawditt 05/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

you can run. Play for the west at the annual footy competition Donation by Manoj Vadher 05/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Mark Plumpton 03/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by John Kearns 27/05/08  

£10.00

As you are now an assimulated northener I am only too happy to donate Donation by David Hey 13/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Mark, I may join you for your 200th Donation by Tim Brook 12/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

pob lwc. Donation by Welshtree 07/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

friend of fred Donation by amy irving 24/04/08  

£7.00 + £1.97 Gift Aid

Donation by JAMES GERRISH 31/03/08  

£10.00

From Gordon & Shiela (Retired RM employees) Donation by anonymous 15/01/08  

£5.00
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