Run Forrest. Run the Reading Half Marathon
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A gentle saunter through the beautiful steets of Reading on the 2nd March 08. Oh no... hold on. I mean 13 miles of sweat, tears and blisters!
My Message
Hello People,
We're Ed, Stu, Henry, and Dan and somehow over a beer or two we talked each other into running the Reading Half Marathon because we thought it would be fun... well it's just a gentle stroll in the park isn't it?!!
Anyway to make it properly worthwhile we're running it for ActionAid which as some of you may (or may not!) know is the charity that Ed works for and the charity that has given Henry and Dan many enjoyable years at Reading festival!
Apart from giving Ed a living and Henry and Dan a good time they also work with poor people in Africa, Asia and Latin America to help people gain their right to healthcare, education, clean water and food. Now Ed is very biased, but we all agree that ActionAid is a very worthwhile organisation that runs very good long term projects that actually work with the people affected. We don't think you can argue with that!
What we need you to do is sponsor us... prefereably lots of money but really anything you can spare. In return we promise to complete 13 gruelling miles and if you're really lucky we'll show you our blisters and chaffed nipples at the end.
Over the next few weeks we'll post photos of us in training just so you can have a good laugh and watch Ed's belly wobble as he runs.
Please give generously.... we'll probably never do this again!
Cheers ears!
Ed, Stu, Hen and Dan. xx
Donations to date
| Name | Date | Amount | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Willett | 24/03/2008 | £20.00 | Well done. | ||
| duncan colyer | 08/03/2008 | £10.00 | good on ya fellas... it was when ed called himself a gym bunny i knew it was possible! | ||
| Caroline Gibson | 07/03/2008 | £10.00 | Well done Dan. | ||
| Amy Hanson | 06/03/2008 | £3.00 | Jolly well done! | ||
| Steve Bayer | 05/03/2008 | £13.00 | Better late than never | ||
| Andrew Mercer | 04/03/2008 | £5.00 | Well done Stu! | ||
| Davinder Kaur | 04/03/2008 | £5.00 | Well done guys!!x | ||
| Emily Slater | 03/03/2008 | £10.00 | Well done Ed - a little bird told me you did very well! Does this mean we can get you out jogging at lunchtimes now?!! | ||
| Elizabeth Ewen | 03/03/2008 | £10.00 | Hope you enjoyed your Guiness afterwards! Really well done! Just wait...I'll beat you next time!!! | ||
| G Man | 03/03/2008 | £10.00 | Stu, what's the matter with a full marathon? | ||
| Jon Barber | 03/03/2008 | £5.00 | The last time I saw a Creed or a Swann run, was through the hedge at the bottom of the sports field at school - excellent training.. | ||
| Stuart Parkes | 03/03/2008 | £5.00 | Go Stu-Poo, go! (Donated by Vicki at work) | ||
| kevin Flockhart | 02/03/2008 | £15.00 | |||
| Kevin Graham | 02/03/2008 | £13.00 | Cash on delivery. Stu you delivered (eventually), here's the cash. Well done mate. | ||
| Max Hoy | 02/03/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Ed and Henry. Have a great run! | ||
| Bobba & Jannie | 01/03/2008 | £30.00 | Momma said she's real proud of you Son, her Son-in-Law and you other boys. | ||
| Damon Pearce | 29/02/2008 | £5.00 | All the best with the run Henry & friends! Enjoy the many beautiful sights of Reading on the way round, it puts the New York marathon to shame. | ||
| Henry Creed | 29/02/2008 | £5.00 | From Sonia Chhatwal who gave me a £5 note! | ||
| Naomi Richards | 29/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck my darlings! Be cheering you on! | ||
| Benjamin Ness | 29/02/2008 | £20.00 | Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you travelled from where you started. Good luck! | ||
| Allie O'Donovan | 29/02/2008 | £5.00 | That came round fast...bet you're thinking the same thing! Nail it Stu. | ||
| Cassie Robinson | 29/02/2008 | £5.00 | Best of Luck, hope you win x | ||
| Mike Fox | 29/02/2008 | £10.00 | Run Stu, Run........... | ||
| Dan Swann | 29/02/2008 | £10.00 | Donated on behalf of Paul Tierney, Head of Change Management (who slipped me a crisp £10 note). | ||
| Alex Doree | 29/02/2008 | £13.00 | Run forrest, run.... | ||
| Jane Cannon | 29/02/2008 | £10.00 | Don't forget your plasters to keep to joggers nipple at bay..... good luck Dan. Jane. x | ||
| Matt Buntine | 29/02/2008 | £5.00 | Wearing your running shoes around the office today will not help your run tomorrow. | ||
| Ian Shaw | 29/02/2008 | £10.00 | Go on Parkesy lad!! | ||
| marc wood | 28/02/2008 | £5.00 | good luck chaps | ||
| Paul Henderson | 28/02/2008 | £5.00 | Cool runnings! | ||
| Patrick Bickerton | 28/02/2008 | £20.00 | Good luck mate!! | ||
| HANNAH CROSS | 28/02/2008 | £5.00 | Sorry it's not more! | ||
| Hayley Robins | 27/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Stuey, can't go wrong with those sparkly trainers! X | ||
| David Whittle | 27/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Ed, hopefully you won't look like Eduardo at the end of it x | ||
| Simon Evans | 27/02/2008 | £15.00 | Run you little luvvies !! Run !! | ||
| Chris Lamb | 27/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck for this weekend guys!! | ||
| Kate Groat | 26/02/2008 | £5.00 | Good luck Dan & co!! Hope to see you there! | ||
| caroline holliday | 26/02/2008 | £10.00 | |||
| Nicola Cadbury | 26/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck and hope you get a lovely day for it, although a bit of rain can be very refreshing! | ||
| Lucy Killick | 26/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Ed! | ||
| Nuala Jackson | 26/02/2008 | £5.00 | Good luck Dan! Go get 'em tiger!! | ||
| Jackie Harrison | 26/02/2008 | £5.00 | Good luck. Make sure you put your plasters/tape in all the right places to try and stop any chafing! | ||
| Ray Westney | 26/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Dan | ||
| James Curthoys | 26/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck baldy | ||
| jodine halligan | 26/02/2008 | £5.00 | run, boys, run!!! | ||
| Marie Benton | 25/02/2008 | £20.00 | Good luck boys! Lots of love xxxxx | ||
| Stephanie Moran | 25/02/2008 | £10.00 | Will you wear sticky on moustaches like in the picture too? I heard it makes you run faster... | ||
| joanna large | 25/02/2008 | £10.00 | hope you win ! | ||
| Sam Perry | 25/02/2008 | £10.00 | Oh Eddie, we so wish we could be there to cheer you on. You in those running shorts is an image that would last us a lifetime. Good luck and we love you xxx | ||
| Philip and Pat Creed | 25/02/2008 | £30.00 | Good luck - We expect to see you all at the Ilminster 10k run on November 2nd alongside Roger. Think about it anyway. | ||
| David Houston | 25/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Ed. Rather you than me. Allow the power of charity to spur you on! Dave & Liz. x | ||
| Denize Creed | 25/02/2008 | £20.00 | Go for it my boys! Remember, I have no favourite to win, it's the taking part that matters.... Good luck, Im so proud of you all. I'll be cheering you on with great gusto. And when you finish I promise I might massage your ego but not your feet! | ||
| Lucy Clyde | 25/02/2008 | £5.00 | My only current use for sportswear is as a comfy outfit for watching Jeremy Kyle. The thought of running 13 miles strikes fear into my heart so good luck Henry & others. Please don't send photos of your blisters. | ||
| Amanda Ward | 25/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Stuey | ||
| Helen Hector | 24/02/2008 | £10.00 | I'm sure you'll all make it in a fabulous time! Make a change to be running around Reading rather than causing mayhem there anyway... | ||
| Sally & Unc Parkes | 22/02/2008 | £20.00 | We are so impressed Stu, have a great day, we do want to see the blisters.. | ||
| Jackie Ward | 21/02/2008 | £20.00 | Good luck all of you - Daniel, Annabelle is also running, hope you meet up and cheer each other along. | ||
| Louise French | 21/02/2008 | £5.00 | Sorry I can't give more - but it's marathon season and everyone's at it! Good luck Parksey! Love Frenchy x | ||
| Benita Gibbons | 21/02/2008 | £5.00 | Good luck! | ||
| Chris Cates | 20/02/2008 | £20.00 | Good Luck Stuey from Piet & Chris!! | ||
| relton herron | 20/02/2008 | £10.00 | STU - I'm impressed ... you lunatic! | ||
| Joe Chown | 20/02/2008 | £10.00 | |||
| Eve Robinson | 20/02/2008 | £15.00 | Run ForestImeanHenry Run! You do realise you ought to shave the beard off to make yourself more streamlined for the race? Good luck, will keep everything crossed | ||
| Lelah Oborn | 17/02/2008 | £10.00 | Go for it Ed! Well done, I did a 10km once and it nearly killed me (!!) so I have utmost respect for ya!! xxx | ||
| Anna Chan | 15/02/2008 | £5.00 | Henry - don't call me a cheap skate but £5 can go a long way in other places so think of it as £5million squids! I'm impressed by your efforts so far but I'm also looking forward to seeing you in pain ;) | ||
| Anella Wickenden | 14/02/2008 | £10.00 | Run forest run! | ||
| Chris Jones | 14/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck. Run like the like the wind you beasts of glory. | ||
| Sally Rogers | 13/02/2008 | £5.00 | Good luck all- please sponsor me to jump out of an aeroplane! | ||
| Isabelle Pugh | 13/02/2008 | £15.00 | Hope it all goes well x | ||
| Catherine Swann | 13/02/2008 | £10.00 | Well done lads, I hope that it goes really well for you! | ||
| Pippa Miller | 13/02/2008 | £30.00 | Good Luck keep contemplating doing something like this myself but never quite found the motivation. One day!!! | ||
| Claire Reidy | 12/02/2008 | £10.00 | Good luck Henry...and bro and friends! Personally I don't think I could do it but I hope you all can! | ||
| Jennifer Hayman | 12/02/2008 | £25.00 | Well done you.Keep up the family tradition.Have a great day.Love A Jenny | ||
| Sophie Day | 11/02/2008 | £5.00 | Hope this is enough to get me a peek at Dan's nipples!! Good Luck guys. | ||
| Roger Swann | 10/02/2008 | £50.00 | A small price to pay to witness a splendid array of blisters and nipple chafe. All the very best lads for your continued training and success on the day. | ||
| Lucy Bailey | 07/02/2008 | £5.00 | I'm a cheap skate but every little helps - Good Luck! | ||
| Louise Ashford Steine | 06/02/2008 | £5.00 | ed, that's around $13 aussie. go boy! just a shame we won't be in london to see ya. | ||
| Rose Lobban | 05/02/2008 | £5.00 | See you there - I've got 2 other mates running the same race for different charities! | ||
| Anna Coassin | 05/02/2008 | £5.00 | sorry cant give more, suddenly all my friends have become masochists and have decided to run/trek/cycle/wax their bottom etc for charity x | ||
| Lorraine Jennings | 05/02/2008 | £20.00 | You guys are great. | ||
| Edward Temperley | 05/02/2008 | £10.00 | Forget charity, I just want to see Henry run! x | ||
| dan martyn | 05/02/2008 | £30.00 | Have a great time chaps. You're going to love it. Carol & Dan xxx | ||
| Jules & Guy Cope | 04/02/2008 | £20.00 | GOOD LUCK! Might come to cheer you on from the sidelines dressed as Teen Wolf. See you for a well deserved beer! x | ||
| Andrew Aitchison | 04/02/2008 | £20.00 | Good luck guys!! Looking forward to seeing the pictures. Andy x | ||
| Amount raised offline: | £185.00 | ||||
| Extra money donated through Gift Aid: £ 259.56
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| Total donations: £ 1,162.00 | |||||
