Current mood:
determined
As some of you may know me and George are doing the London Marathon on the 22nd April 2007. Neither of us are naturally gifted runners so it has been (and continues to be) something of a struggle to train and try to get fit enough. It was only recently that driving 26 miles made us sweat, so completing the marathon is certainly not a formality!
Anyhow we have decided that it would be good if someone else benefited from our exertions, so we have decided to raise money for two good causes.
George is running for Activenture. Activenture are a charity that organise holidays and activities for disabled and less fortunate children in the UK. George's Grandma is a volunteer for Activenture and it is an excellent organisation that does fantastic work for children who would otherwise not be able to enjoy activities and holidays that the rest of us take for granted.
I'm running for the RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The RNLI is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service at sea around the UK and Republic of Ireland, and as we live on an island I thought we all might potentially need their help at one time or another. It is also the Captains Charity this year at Gatton Manor Golf Club.
Please please please do not feel obliged to sponsor us at all. This is the first time either of us has raised sponsorship and we can't stress enough that we don't expect anyone to sponsor us, but if you'd like to, then that would be great. By the way if you do decide to sponsor us and you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no extra cost to you.
So to sponsor George (Activenture) please go to George's myspace account http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=115367606 and let her know what you would like to pledge. Then, after the marathon George will email you and let you know the result and where to send your sponsorship money.
To sponsor Me (RNLI) please click on this link http://www.justgiving.com/mikeandgeorge and then follow the idiot-proof instructions! The website is hosted by Just Giving who are the London Marathon Official Charity Fundraising Service, so you can be sure that no nasty people will get your card details and then buy unexplainable items on your cash card. Also, all donations are secure and sent electronically to the RNLI, so I can't spend any of the cash on Guinness (the iron is important for my training you know).
If you are too busy to do anything now, have no worries, we will update the blog with training reports as the marathon gets closer.
Thanks
Mike & George xx