I ran the Bath Half Marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes and a few seconds which I am extremely happy with! The experience was absolutely fantastic and I will definitely be doing another :]
A huge thank you to everyone whose sponsored me, and to those who still are. I've raised £600 which is a whopping £100 above my target amount - you guys are awesome. Another thank you to my mum and dad who drove all the way to Bath on the Sunday morning just to see me run past them absolutely shattered and dying twice! Lastly, thank you to my uncle who surprised us all by getting the train up from Orpington to Bath Spa just to see me after the run where I was very sweaty and gross :D
Thursday 10 March 2011
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Only 5 more days to go!
Only 5 days to go and yesterday I ran my very first 13 miles! It took me about 2 hours but at least we know I can do it, and I believe I can run faster than I did, especially seeing as I ran up all those Plymouth hills and Bath is meant to be a flat course.
I'm very excited, and even more so now that I have REACHED MY £500 TARGET! Absolutely FANTASTIC! Thank you all so very very much for contributing, your money is going to an absolutely fantastic cause.
BRING ON THE BATH HALF!
I'm very excited, and even more so now that I have REACHED MY £500 TARGET! Absolutely FANTASTIC! Thank you all so very very much for contributing, your money is going to an absolutely fantastic cause.
BRING ON THE BATH HALF!
Friday 11 February 2011
3 1/2 weeks to go!
Thanks to everyone so far who has sponsered me, I'm so close to my goal of £500, only another £100 to go!
Unfortunately the weather in Plymouth this week has been dire so we can't hold a BBQ this week, but heres hoping for next weekend. I did start walking the streets of Plymouth with my bucket full of change to see if anyone would contribute, but I got told off by the council who said I needed a permit. I have sent emails before asking if I needed to do/apply for anything before venturing out, asking strangers for money towards Parkinson's, but they never got back to me. Still, they got their point across eventually and I shant be doing it again for a good while!
A big thank you to those who have approached me in lectures and given money, or donated onlineand are from psychology/criminology. It really means a lot.
Unfortunately the weather in Plymouth this week has been dire so we can't hold a BBQ this week, but heres hoping for next weekend. I did start walking the streets of Plymouth with my bucket full of change to see if anyone would contribute, but I got told off by the council who said I needed a permit. I have sent emails before asking if I needed to do/apply for anything before venturing out, asking strangers for money towards Parkinson's, but they never got back to me. Still, they got their point across eventually and I shant be doing it again for a good while!
A big thank you to those who have approached me in lectures and given money, or donated onlineand are from psychology/criminology. It really means a lot.
Monday 31 January 2011
February Ideas!
HELLO THERE!
We have tons of ideas for February in the fundraising department. I'm going around Plymouth University Campus asking anyone and everyone for sponsership, as well as standing outside Drake Circus shopping centre asking passers by if they could spare a few pennies for a Parkinson's sticker.
The weather in Plymouth is currently gorgeous so my housemates and I are going to hold a house BBQ as we have a roof terrace and many friends who have thew ability to eat copious amounts of food. For about £3 people will get a burger and sausage in a bun, plus a few cans/cocktails each. We're hoping this will be a huge success, and take place around 12th/13th Feb, if the weather holds out.
We have tons of ideas for February in the fundraising department. I'm going around Plymouth University Campus asking anyone and everyone for sponsership, as well as standing outside Drake Circus shopping centre asking passers by if they could spare a few pennies for a Parkinson's sticker.
The weather in Plymouth is currently gorgeous so my housemates and I are going to hold a house BBQ as we have a roof terrace and many friends who have thew ability to eat copious amounts of food. For about £3 people will get a burger and sausage in a bun, plus a few cans/cocktails each. We're hoping this will be a huge success, and take place around 12th/13th Feb, if the weather holds out.
Thursday 6 January 2011
2011 fundraising prospects
Ahoy there wonderful sponsers!
I do realise since deciding to participate in the Bath Half I have not a lot in order to raise money, but this year I feel a change in the winds! My friend Anna is also taking part and fundraising for the RNLI, so all fundraising events we do together funds will be seperated equally. And we have TONS of ideas. Your basic cake sales and car washes, knocking on peoples doors and handing out leaflets, stickers, lollypops etc. to those lucky enough to meet us outside Drake Circus in Plymouth, but also larger events, such as a slave auction in our Students Union, and a house BBQ (food and drink for only a couple of quid!). We're working on more and more ideas as we want to raise as much as possible. Anything you can think of, just tell me I'll be on it!
Photos, videos and more blog posts will of course be on my sponsership webpage at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IsabelLoftusforParkisons
I do realise since deciding to participate in the Bath Half I have not a lot in order to raise money, but this year I feel a change in the winds! My friend Anna is also taking part and fundraising for the RNLI, so all fundraising events we do together funds will be seperated equally. And we have TONS of ideas. Your basic cake sales and car washes, knocking on peoples doors and handing out leaflets, stickers, lollypops etc. to those lucky enough to meet us outside Drake Circus in Plymouth, but also larger events, such as a slave auction in our Students Union, and a house BBQ (food and drink for only a couple of quid!). We're working on more and more ideas as we want to raise as much as possible. Anything you can think of, just tell me I'll be on it!
Photos, videos and more blog posts will of course be on my sponsership webpage at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IsabelLoftusforParkisons
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