Great North Run

[azziria]

I see that entries are now closed for the Great North Run - good thing I got my entry in early. (Good thing? I must be mad...)

13.1 miles still sounds a very long way to me. Currently I can do 5. Over one third of the distance, I suppose. A good base to build on.

I'm wondering now which charity to run for. Being sponsored for charity will give me that extra bit of push to keep going, especially during training. I'm leaning towards running for Macmillan, because the work their cancer nurses do with cancer sufferers is so needed. And with my father dying of cancer, and my friend who probably won't live to see next Christmas with her children, it seems a good thing to do something cancer-related. But I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any good ideas.

Comments

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

I think it's good to run for Macmillan. When my SO's mum died of cancer, a Macmillan nurse was holding her hand.

Personally, I always sponsor the British Legion, but that has personal/history reasons.

[azziria.livejournal.com]

I did my London-Paris bike ride in 2000 for the British Legion. Knowing I had a responsibility not only to the charity but also to everyone who'd pledged money really helped to motivate me.

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm always the one who sponsors, never the one who does silly sporty activities. *winks*

_{I figure I don't have kids nor mortgage, so I can afford to sponsor}

Well, in fact, I have always worked for charities, like the AIDS charity in Germany or now the British Red Cross.

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[ihlanya.livejournal.com]

Yep, you can have my money but don't expect me to actually DO anything!

[aguynamedrick.livejournal.com]

How come your race is in miles? Our races are always in kilometers. I guess that's so the runners don't know how far they have to run.