Hello there and thanks for visiting.
If you hadn't realised by now, I am running The London Marathon 2008 on April 13th. This is big ... very big.
I am doing this to raise money for Spinal Research which you can read about to your left, or by visiting www.spinal-research.org for more information.
My training schedule is hectic. I will be out running all over winter, slowly building myself up for the frankly scary distance of 26.2 miles.
I need to raise £1500 for the charity and this is where you come in! The company I work for has kindly agreed to match pound for pound - but there's still some way to go!
Anything you can give will be fantastic and remember effectively been doubled already!
You can email me on spencer.steel@gmail.com if you have questions about my run, or just want to say Hello!
Thanking you in advanced ... and I hope to see you all there in April. (Please being medical supplies)
*** update 29.02.08
My training has been marred by bad back injuries in the last month. I'm attending (painful) physiotherapy once a week and been put on some horrible anti-inflammatory pills - but I'm hanging in there. I have completed the 17 mile training run, the next big one is a 20 miler ... each sponsor means so much right now and without your support I probably would have given up after I put my back out the 2nd time ! Thanks so much - SS
*** update 17.03.08
Fantastic donations so far - thank you all! Managed to injure myself *again* about 3 weeks ago and missed another full week training but things are looking up as I write this. Managed a 22 mile 'jog/walk' last Sunday and yesterday managed a timed 20 mile run in 3:03. Still only able to run on 75% of what I think i'm capable of, but am just grateful to still be in it. One more week of 'hard training' to go, then the taper phase starts ... starting to get excited !
** update 31.03.08
Wow - that was a *horrible* two weeks ... the day after posting the above, something got 'pulled' again in my back area again. That spread out over the course of the next three or four days and left me in a very bad state for my last 'long run'. I had to pull up after 11 miles as the pain was too much. Another frustrating week followed, with me thinking that perhaps I wasn't going to make it to the Marathon starting line .... However - yesterday I managed a 16.5 mile run which was painful in places, but a bit better - and things seem to be healing again... That's it for the training now ... for the next two weeks it's just 'taper' and rest - the only issue remains that I don't 'pull' my back again between now and then. History has taught me that it can go at any time ... so, keep everything crossed for me that the next two weeks are full of healing and recovery. If I get the timing right, I am confident I will finish ... somehow. If however, I get injured again any time after next week, I am in big, big trouble ....
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Thanks so much for the huge donations ... remember that my company is going to double all of this !
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update 9/4/8
With a few days to go, I'm in a very bad way - it's looking very unlikely that I will be able to run, but I'm praying for a miracle. If I can't then I will be automatically entered next year ... but it's obviously going to be a crushing blow.
I'll make a final decision on Friday, before the registration.
Sorry :(
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update 10/4/8
Well, I've decided to run anyhow ... it's going to be a jog/walk ... or even a walk ... but I've put in too much to not have a go. I'm sure it will be an experience ! A long and painful experience ... but dammit! I want that medal
S.S.
Raised:
112%
Raised so far: £1,682.99
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sorry spence, could have sworn I'd already put our sponsorship on for you, but clearly did not go through! Well done!! Donation by Tina and Fred on 16/04/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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go on Son ... Donation by Pete Steel on 15/04/08 |
£50.00 |
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Its a deal, you can never ever say your fav (hounding account manager) never does anything for you :-) Good Luck SS, run like u have never ran before! Donation by Nicky Virk on 11/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Keep on running Donation by Alister on 11/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Glad it's you not me. Donation by Paul Innes on 11/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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your going down ! Donation by 101 year old man on 10/04/08 |
£2.99 + £0.84 Gift Aid |
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I hope you run faster than when you are in the gym!! Donation by Mark B on 10/04/08 |
£10.00 |
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Love you lots HP and I'm really proud of you xxx Donation by Pikkle on 10/04/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Donation by Chioma on 10/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Spence Donation by Mavis on 09/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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All the best Donation by Dylan on 03/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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run Spencer run ;-) x Donation by Veronika Pecinova on 03/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck! Donation by Cobbsy on 03/04/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck Donation by jon Travers on 03/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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good luck Spence Donation by Jim Humphrey on 03/04/08 |
£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck! Look out for the wall! Donation by Lynette Wilkins on 31/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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We will be there to cheers you on! Donation by Tony and Julie on 31/03/08 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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You are clearly insane. Why aren't you doing something more sensible like a sponsered dive? good luck hon! Donation by Bun on 30/03/08 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Good luck and well done! Donation by ullaandrews on 25/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck... I'll be right behind you, not literally of course! Donation by Rosie Ogden on 24/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Spencer - From all at TSS! Donation by Paul Anthony on 18/03/08 |
£100.00 |
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Great work Spence, keep on trucking my friend :-D Hicksy . Donation by hixster on 15/03/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, rather you than me! :) Donation by Jamie on 13/03/08 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Good luck matey, I couldn't run 2.6 miles! Donation by Steve Digs on 12/03/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, sending you positive healing thoughts as requested! xx Donation by Fiona MacDonald on 09/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £1,632.99 |
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| Offline donations: | £50.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,682.99 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £404.18 |
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