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16:05 Fri 20 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
After 3 days of almost relentless urging you fabulous funky folk to look at this forum, you responded with much, much more than just your reading...
These 24 funky friends have either donated already or pledged to donate at a later time...
slatty
storm_force
hutch1971
polida
_nut_case_
zero_mercy
wdowsing
fastboysam
fuunky
scotty2hotti
doomslave
davidbrave
jaysoros
topgearmad
haste
si123
darren1967
bigd
mark100
back09
gollum
thegame26
valencia
bigkuz
YOU ARE ALL MARVELLOUSLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
I will very shortly be catching the train to london ahead of the big day, & will not now be back on here until Monday morning...
So, if anyone else on the brilliant game wishes to add themselves to this great list of names above, please visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/IanAlley & hit the 'donate' link!
Thank you, thank you, thank you again my funky friends, and i'll update here on Monday with how i've done in the marathon & to thank any further sponsors!!
Have a great weekend funky folk!! ;-)
Ian x
These 24 funky friends have either donated already or pledged to donate at a later time...
slatty
storm_force
hutch1971
polida
_nut_case_
zero_mercy
wdowsing
fastboysam
fuunky
scotty2hotti
doomslave
davidbrave
jaysoros
topgearmad
haste
si123
darren1967
bigd
mark100
back09
gollum
thegame26
valencia
bigkuz
YOU ARE ALL MARVELLOUSLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
I will very shortly be catching the train to london ahead of the big day, & will not now be back on here until Monday morning...
So, if anyone else on the brilliant game wishes to add themselves to this great list of names above, please visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/IanAlley & hit the 'donate' link!
Thank you, thank you, thank you again my funky friends, and i'll update here on Monday with how i've done in the marathon & to thank any further sponsors!!
Have a great weekend funky folk!! ;-)
Ian x
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16:07 Fri 20 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
...thats www.virginmoneygiving.com/IanAlley
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23:31 Fri 20 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
Well done people, fantastic support here... we're all behind you m8!!
Good luck Ian, and best wishes to ur neice, hope everything goes well!!
Good luck Ian, and best wishes to ur neice, hope everything goes well!!
03:49 Sat 21 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
all the best of luck matteeey
godspeed
godspeed
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22:01 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
Heart attack after first mile... 'he says in jest, hoping not to regret it '
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22:08 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
hes still running lol. however he did txt me an update
How did you get on mate?
hes still running lol. however he did txt me an update
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22:08 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
hes still running lol. however he did txt me an update
lmfao
How did you get on mate?
hes still running lol. however he did txt me an update
lmfao
22:45 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
doesnt matter about your time mate, fantastic thing to do and even finishing would be an amazing achiement to put on your CV! hope your niece fully recovers, good luck to her and her family
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22:52 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
he made it!!!
wd whirly congrats on a great achievement mate, see ya soon
wd whirly congrats on a great achievement mate, see ya soon
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22:55 Sun 22 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
well done mate
he made it!!!
wd whirly congrats on a great achievement mate, see ya soon
wd whirly congrats on a great achievement mate, see ya soon
well done mate
02:26 Mon 23 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
I get shattered after going on bike treks over 15/18 miles. Couldn't imagine doing a 26 mile run. Well done mate!
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14:58 Mon 23 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
I'm BACK!
Loving all of the funny messages just above this one, brilliant!! Thank you peeps!
A HUGE Thank you also to youngjeezy and etarvt for their donations and pledges to donate!! Thank you so much!!!
Right, how did it go I hear you ask...
1) Loud beeping in hotel meant only 2 1/4 hours sleep saturday night, not nice!
2) Cab booked for 6am sunday morning, so headed outside at about 5.50 but left my running number (you cant run without it) on my bed, and was locked outside! So had to cancel cab and wait for a member of staff to arrive for breakfast time to let me back in again, which they finally did at 8.15!!
3) New cab booked, had to be at start line for 9.15 so I asked him to get me as close as poss to Greenwich Park (the start line) baring in mind all of the road closures in the area. Fine, no prob, he said, but where is Greenwhich Park?! HE'S A LONDON CABBY AND HE'S ASKING ME WHERE IT IS!! Worse still, he finally dropped me off on the slip road entry onto the M25 towards Dover! WTF!!! NOT HAPPY!! This meant a 3 mile jog from there to the start line - made it by just 4 minutes!!
4) About 5 meters after starting I stepped in a pothole on the road, jarring my my knee - ouch! What a start!
5) The pain slowly disapates and I get to 11 miles or thereabouts relatively comfortably! Then I pull a muscle in my neck - absolutely horrible pain! I cant move my head at all without sharp, shooting pains....
Edited at 12:11 Mon 23/04/12 (BST)
Loving all of the funny messages just above this one, brilliant!! Thank you peeps!
A HUGE Thank you also to youngjeezy and etarvt for their donations and pledges to donate!! Thank you so much!!!
Right, how did it go I hear you ask...
1) Loud beeping in hotel meant only 2 1/4 hours sleep saturday night, not nice!
2) Cab booked for 6am sunday morning, so headed outside at about 5.50 but left my running number (you cant run without it) on my bed, and was locked outside! So had to cancel cab and wait for a member of staff to arrive for breakfast time to let me back in again, which they finally did at 8.15!!
3) New cab booked, had to be at start line for 9.15 so I asked him to get me as close as poss to Greenwich Park (the start line) baring in mind all of the road closures in the area. Fine, no prob, he said, but where is Greenwhich Park?! HE'S A LONDON CABBY AND HE'S ASKING ME WHERE IT IS!! Worse still, he finally dropped me off on the slip road entry onto the M25 towards Dover! WTF!!! NOT HAPPY!! This meant a 3 mile jog from there to the start line - made it by just 4 minutes!!
4) About 5 meters after starting I stepped in a pothole on the road, jarring my my knee - ouch! What a start!
5) The pain slowly disapates and I get to 11 miles or thereabouts relatively comfortably! Then I pull a muscle in my neck - absolutely horrible pain! I cant move my head at all without sharp, shooting pains....
Edited at 12:11 Mon 23/04/12 (BST)
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15:09 Mon 23 Apr 12 (BST) [Link]
...so the St. John's people tell me i'm done and out of the race. I said a stern no, despite having still 15 miles to go, saying i'm finishing this no matter what. He gave me 2 pills i'd never heard of before & the pain starts easing over the next 2 miles or so.
6) About 16 miles reached & leg & foot cramps are bad, mostly walking now.
7) Torrential rain and freezing cold weather starts as I reach about 18 miles, feeling v awful!
8) Slowly I head into the 20's and at about 4.45 pm I see the 25 mile marker outside parliament and I just cant hold back the tears as I finally know i'm going to finish. Members of the crowd on mass start coming out into the road to pat me on the back and say nice words as i'm slowly and very painfully plodding on blubbering like a baby!
9) 5.15 pm (finishers after 6pm dont get a medal!) and I finally cross the line!!! I'VE FINISHED! 6 hours, 55 mins, 26 secs after starting.
This is the 3rd time i've finished this race, having done so in 2001 and 2003, but never before has it been so damn hard as it was yesterday, with pretty much everything that could have gone wrong doing just that! The toughest day of my life, without a doubt.
I'm now at home barely able to move, depending heavily on a pair of walking sticks, and fell out of the shower this morning so i've now cut my forehead! Never fealt so crap!
The mrs asked me when I got home late last night will you do it again. My reply? Maybe. :-)
www.virginmoneygiving.com/IanAlley
Edited at 12:13 Mon 23/04/12 (BST)
6) About 16 miles reached & leg & foot cramps are bad, mostly walking now.
7) Torrential rain and freezing cold weather starts as I reach about 18 miles, feeling v awful!
8) Slowly I head into the 20's and at about 4.45 pm I see the 25 mile marker outside parliament and I just cant hold back the tears as I finally know i'm going to finish. Members of the crowd on mass start coming out into the road to pat me on the back and say nice words as i'm slowly and very painfully plodding on blubbering like a baby!
9) 5.15 pm (finishers after 6pm dont get a medal!) and I finally cross the line!!! I'VE FINISHED! 6 hours, 55 mins, 26 secs after starting.
This is the 3rd time i've finished this race, having done so in 2001 and 2003, but never before has it been so damn hard as it was yesterday, with pretty much everything that could have gone wrong doing just that! The toughest day of my life, without a doubt.
I'm now at home barely able to move, depending heavily on a pair of walking sticks, and fell out of the shower this morning so i've now cut my forehead! Never fealt so crap!
The mrs asked me when I got home late last night will you do it again. My reply? Maybe. :-)
www.virginmoneygiving.com/IanAlley
Edited at 12:13 Mon 23/04/12 (BST)
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