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Thursday 8 March 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Reading Half Marathon 1st April 2012
Thank you for generously taking part and ‘Running For Harry’. Your effort, commitment and unwavering support has been fantastic! Harry Moseley has inspired so many people and together we are continuing his work in raising money and awareness for a research into brain cancer.
We hope this blog will provide you with some useful information as to how to raise sponsorship money, decide on your arrangements for the day and generally get organised.
General Information
All of the information regarding parking, race start times, refreshments, travel arrangements can be found on the race website, www.readinghalfmarathon.com We would encourage you to study this carefully. The organisers are super helpful so feel free to give them a call. Tip - if you are planning on driving to the event get your parking booked ASAP.
Due to the fantastic generosity of www.giraffe-shop.co.uk we are now able to offer ‘Running For Help Harry Help Others’ t-shirts, bags, caps, polo tops, hoodies and soft toys. Profits from these items will be generously donated to www.justgiving.com/runningforharrymoseley Please take some time to explore the online shop.
You can raise money for RunningForHarry by using the Just Giving link below. It was of paramount importance that funds raised went specifically towards brain cancer research - the charity that Harry worked so tirelessly towards.
As a result we were unable to set up individual Just Giving accounts for everyone running. However, you can very easily direct family, friends, colleagues and anyone else you can think of to:
Please ask anyone sponsoring you to make a note of your name in their personal message when donating - this will enable you to see how you much you have raised.
You can also use our sponsorship forms to collect money and then pay it via the Just Giving account. Please email RunningForHarry@gmail.com for a copy.
Alternatively you can collect cash from people using the RunningForHarry sponsorship form below and make the payment to the account yourself, or ask people to Text RFHM50 followed by £(amount) to 70070
Thank you for your support and effort. Together we can make a difference. All money raised will be directed to the charity Harry raised so much money for.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Belfast City Marathon team
Joanne
Murphy and four of her colleagues from Deeny’s Pharmacy, Downpatrick, N.
Ireland have taken ‘RunningForHarry’ fundraising to a whole new level!
They have signed up to run
the Belfast City Marathon on 7th May 2012 as a relay team. In a bid
to raise as much money and awareness for brain cancer research they are raising
money in lots of unique and novel ways.
With the approval of ‘Medicare
Pharmacy Group’, Joanne and her fellow runners will don their ‘RunningForHarry’
polo shirts and collect money at work in their very own 'Fundraising Friday' event. Posters, balloons and collection buckets welcomed customers on Friday
who donated generously to this worthwhile cause.
Some would say that this
goes above and beyond the normal fundraising efforts taken by marathon runners!
However, for Joanne this is clearly just the start!
‘We also have a number of other small fundraisers
planned such as a pub quiz, coffee morning, raffle and a local non school uniform day which will all collectively go towards our teams collection’ said Joanne.
Below are a collection of
photographs taken from the first 'Fundraising Friday' at Deeny’s Pharmacy.
If you would like to help
Joanne Murphy, Elaine Byrne, George Shaw, Rachel Jess and Deaghlan O’Hagon
raise as much money for ‘RunningForHarry’ then you can donate by using this
Just Giving account, or by text.
Just text RFHM50
followed by your amount £(amount) to
70070
If you are planning a ‘RunningForHarry’
fundraising event let us know so we can tell your story. Together we can help
to make a difference!
A HUGE thank you to Joanne
and her team!
Alex Britchfield 22.1.12
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| Joanne (left) and some of her Team |
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| Ready for business and collecting |
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Rain, wind and hail
I woke up this morning determined to get out for a lunchtime
run as I was working from home. It blew an absolute hoolie last night and sat
at home this morning I watched the rain lash, and the hail crash against the
window – should I just go to the gym instead?
I like the gym. I go for resistance training a few times a
week, but I’m not one for sweating away on a cross trainer or treadmill. Don’t get
me wrong, they have their uses and I wouldn’t criticise anyone for using them.
My wife is recovering from a running injury so she is using the cross trainer
more than usual and this works for her. Me?
I like to get outside. I like to feel the weather on my face and the fresh air
in my lungs. Now I know that sounds a little corny but it’s probably that way
for a reason.
Today however stretched the limits of ‘weather on my face’.
12pm arrived and I pulled on running tights (they just sound
and look so wrong), long sleeve top, t-shirt, Goretex jacket, hat and gloves. I
had no doubt in my own mind that I would be beyond toasty within 30secs of
setting off – how wrong I was!
Living where I do I can get out into the countryside within
a few minutes. Running out onto the country road I was literally pushed
sideways by the wind and rain. It was cold. In fact, it was beyond cold and one
of those moments in time where you have to put your head down, grit your teeth
and just get on with it - Harry would. A
good thing about inclement weather is that you often focus on the conditions rather
than your own pain. Despite my clothing I was wet within the first couple of
miles but I was getting warmer. This was great running weather I decided so I picked
my pace up a bit. My route took me 4
miles out of Town and then back again. It’s one of those roads where you need
to run facing oncoming traffic as it’s a bit of a rat run with puddles galore!
Wet feet and spray from cars makes it even more fun! I finished with a
respectable time – not my best, but that wasn’t my aim. I got out there!!!
I love running, but for me it’s the feeling afterwards that
really puts a smile on my face. That tingly glow, those tired legs and the sense
of satisfaction. It’s so much easier to put off a run than it is to get out
there. There is always a reason you can find to not go, but once it’s done you
can sit back with a smug, tingly smile on your face and know you’ve made a
difference in ‘Running For Harry’.
Alex Britchfield
Alex Britchfield
Saturday 10 December 2011
News 10th December 2011
It’s
important to keep everyone up to date on the activities of RunningForHarry. Since we started to ask people to support us our
following has been fantastic. Your continued help is appreciated - Harry would, I am certain, be very
proud of each and every one of you.
So
time is ticking away to our first publicised event, the Reading Half Marathon on 1st April 2012. So many people
have signed up so far and there are still places available. It’s one of the
biggest half marathons in the country and is going to be a great day! Don’t
forget to let us know how your training is going – we would love to hear from
you and get some pictures of you wrapped up in your winter running kit for our
blogs and Facebook page! The funniest ones will be published shortly!
RunningForHarry isn’t just about the Reading Half Marathon however. You can choose to run any event near
you and raise money for RunningForHarry
using this link. All monies raised
will go directly to brain cancer research. We have people running in Belfast and
Frankfurt in 2012 and we would invite you to try and do at least one run next
year (what a great New Years resolution!!!). It doesn’t have to be a big event
– you can do fun runs, santa runs, school runs – anything you like that can
help raise money and awareness for HHHO.
Our
clothing range has been a huge success. So many items have been purchased with
the profits going directly to RunningForHarry.
We would like to thank http://www.giraffe-shop.co.uk for their help and
continued support. Without them we could not be doing this. So, if you want to
purchase a hooded sweatshirt, running vest, drinks bottle, t-shirts and a
number of other items take a look at their online store. Not only is the kit
great quality, you will be helping to raise money too.
Yesterday
we launched our text donation service. You can now donate to RunningForHarry by texting RFHM50, followed by the amount you wish
to pledge, to 70070. Even if you can
only donate £1 this will be of great help!
To:
70070
Text:
RFHM50
£1
There
are other things in the pipeline to help raise our profile but the biggest help
comes from you. Without you retweeting, running, pledging and talking about RunningForHarry we wouldn’t be where we
are now. Simply put – our success is down to your generosity and support. Thank
you!
Alex Britchfield 10th December
2011
Friday 18 November 2011
RunningForHarry Sportswear now available
Due to the fantastic generosity of www.giraffe-shop.co.uk
we are now able to offer ‘Running For Help Harry Help Others’ t-shirts, bags,
caps, polo tops, hoodies and soft toys. Profits from these items will be
generously donated to www.justgiving.com/runningforharrymoseley Please
take some time to explore the online shop.
We think these items will make lovely Christmas
presents and training wear!
Without the help and support of www.giraffe-shop.co.uk
this could not be possible!
Thursday 17 November 2011
How can I raise money for RunningForHarry?
You can raise money for RunningForHarry by using the Just Giving link below. It was of paramount importance that funds raised went specifically towards brain cancer research - the charity that Harry worked so tirelessly towards.
As a result we were unable to set up individual Just Giving accounts for everyone running. However, you can very easily direct family, friends, colleagues and anyone else you can think of to:
Please ask anyone sponsoring you to make a note of your name in their personal message when donating - this will enable you to see how you much you have raised.
Alternatively you can collect cash from people using the RunningForHarry sponsorship form (this can be requested by emailing RunningForHarry@gmail.com) and make the payment to the account yourself or ask people to Text
RFHM50
£(amount)
to 70070
RFHM50
£(amount)
to 70070
Thank you for your support and effort. Together we can make a difference. All money raised will be directed to the charity Harry raised so much money for.
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