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About Our Cause (written by Sam Greenwood):
On September 7th 2008 a group of Samantha Chapman’s friends along with Tim her husband will be attempting to run The Bupa Great Yorkshire 10k Run. We say attempting as we are the unfittest (with the exception of 3 or 4 marathon runners, who will be hoping to embarrass us) 30 something’s in the whole of South Yorkshire, and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong!
Sadly as most of you are aware Sam lost her courageous and long battle against cancer of May 24th 2008. I have never known anyone show strength, determination and courage like Sam showed all the way through her fight to beat cancer! She stayed positive, and to us her friends, never showed us her fear, so we could enjoy the time that Sam had left with us.
But that Sums Sam up – always thinking of others first!
Sam spent her final days in Bassetlaw hospice, the staff there are truly amazing and while carrying out a extremely difficult job every day, manage to make sure that the patients that they are helping are as comfortable as possible during their stay, and that the families and friends are treated with compassion and kindness. The grounds of the hospice are quiet, beautifully maintained and it is truly a serene place, the hospice rely on donations therefore in Sam’s memory we are now in 12 weeks of intensive training so we are able to run the full course.
I know that most of you will understand that for us the non-runners the four (ok three at a push) days of training that we are currently managing to maintain is extremely difficult, you could say that every morning is at this stage horrid, and most of us moan during every step we take, but as Sam never complained we continue to take a deep breath and carry on knowing that however painful it seems at the time, it will never compare to Sam went through.
So – I hope you all give generously, you are able to leave the name of the person you are sponsoring and a personal message about either Sam or the runner!
Thank you for continued love – friendship and support
Sam Greenwood + Tim Chapman
THE RUNNERS
Tim Chapman
Sam Greenwood
Lisa Hewitt
Jason Parkin
Helen Adams
Donna Hunt
Mark Smith
Rachel Armitage
Sarah-Jane Barber
Simon Krajnyak
Paul Hunt
Claire Leech
Tracy Wainwright
Sally Evans
Treana Hudson
Update 6th August 2008
£805.00 was donated on the day of Sam's service at Ardsley Crematorium, thank you to everyone who kindly donated
Update 8th August 2008
£1541.68 was raised by T-Mobile staff at Greenock, so a big thank-you goes to them! Also Tim has some new trainers! He can stop complaining about his "knees hurting"!
Update 18th September 2008
RUN COMPLETE!!!!!
Tim's time: 59'53 beating the hour which was his main goal
