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My story

 

Hello! I, Matthew Pryor, am running the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon in aid of the Scoliosis Association UK (SAUK). Scoliosis is a twisting and curving of the spine that can happen for many reasons. There is no cure for scoliosis, only corrective treatment for the twisting and curving spine. SAUK is the only independent support group for Scoliosis in the UK. I discovered the great work that SAUK do through Ruby, my daughter, who has a congenital scoliosis. You can find out more about SAUK and Scoliosis at http://www.sauk.org.uk/. You can also sponsor me online at www.justgiving.com/thunderthighspryor/.

 

To make this sponsored run more interesting, I will be going head to head with a colleague, Liam McGranagan, for title of Mr (unofficial) Half Marathon of Glasgow 2009. We will be racing each other for the fastest race time, with no collusion over race rigging.

 

When you sponsor me, you can also enter your guess on the difference in race times between myself and Liam in minutes and seconds. To spare either of us humiliation (me!) you don’t even need to say who will finish first, just how far ahead one is of the other. Some of you may not be very familiar with either of our running abilities, so there are photos of us above to help you make your decision. You might like to know that neither myself nor Liam have ever run a half marathon before and with four weeks to go Liam has done more training than I have.

 

Simple?

 

The entered time that is closest to the actual race time difference between Liam and myself will win a star prize (well a prize at any rate).

 

Thank you so much for your kindness and your support is really appreciated

 

P.s. If you are kicking around Glasgow city centre on Sunday 6th September, why not come along and see how we get on? The race starts at 10.30am at George Square and finishes at Glasgow Green. I’m not running in costume (yet) but I am open to suggestions…

 

Would wish you luck but you ran it yesterday! Proud of you Matt but man you're slow! Donation by Chris Branton 07/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hiya, Matt. Good luck for tomorrow. All the best:) Donation by Tomoka, Gareth, Mani&Bump 05/09/09  

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Good work Mr P, Lippy Lawton would be so proud - all those crosscountries not in vain after all! Good luck for the weekend. Sending Adelaide love.x Donation by Matthew and Natalie Kemp 03/09/09  

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Well done Mat! It's amazing how far people will go to avoid babysitting! Just joking- good luck! Donation by Jo, Colin, Thomas and Gavin 02/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck, Mat. We'll support you from the sofa. (Don't) break a leg! Margaret & Willie Donation by Margaret Greenshields 01/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good for you Mat - all the best for Sunday! We'll be with you in spirit...!! Donation by Ali, Maryanne, Cameron & Amy Louisa 31/08/09  

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Good luck! Donation by Carmen & Philip 26/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hi Mat - we are impressed you have time to go running! Good luck on the day. Lots of love from Clare, Kenny, Heather and Cameron. xx Donation by Clare Roberts 23/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck with the run. Hopefully as it's in Glasgow, the weather won't be too hot on the day! Donation by Catherine Aygen 20/08/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Poor you. Sad trainers. Meet me at Primark. I'll buy you a new pair. Good luck xxxxx Donation by Mother-in-law 19/08/09  

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Donation by Elizabeth Mills 19/08/09  

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happy running matty, me, dode and gregory will be supporting you from pangbourne Donation by Sophie Dahroug 19/08/09  

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Good luck! I'd like to watch, but i'm away that weekend. Donation by Craig Campbell 15/08/09  

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