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Doing it for DWED!

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Northerner said:
Hope you don't mean the new target John, I kept my part of the bargain! 😉
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And I have kept my part of the bargain also, I have just donated the extra ?10 as promised for reaching the ?250 target.

John.
 
..no wings and or tiara yet ..but got a small trianglar pink fringed beach wrap ...not a tutu but in reserve might save your modesty in a pink leotard 😎
 
Hi Alan, and everyone on the forum. I just wanted to say hello, to introduce myself, I'm Jacq and I'm the founder of DWED. Reading through these messages has made me cry like a baby, I can't thank you enough for supporting our charity, it really does mean the absolute world to me and all of our members. As a baby charity money is very difficult to come by so every penny is appreciated more than we could say. And thank you so much for reading Sian's memorial and helping her legacy live on. Alan, I'm def going to try nd make it to the finish line, that's a photo oppertunity I could never miss!!!!
 
JacqfromDwed said:
Hi Alan, and everyone on the forum. I just wanted to say hello, to introduce myself, I'm Jacq and I'm the founder of DWED. Reading through these messages has made me cry like a baby, I can't thank you enough for supporting our charity, it really does mean the absolute world to me and all of our members. As a baby charity money is very difficult to come by so every penny is appreciated more than we could say. And thank you so much for reading Sian's memorial and helping her legacy live on. Alan, I'm def going to try nd make it to the finish line, that's a photo oppertunity I could never miss!!!!
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Hehe! Hi Jacq, you're very welcome to the forum 🙂 I'm a little alarmed at the number of people who wish to record the event for posterity! 😉 Only kidding, it would be magic if you could come along, I have a feeling that I might need all the support I can get! :D
 
am64 said:
.. might save your modesty in a pink leotard 😎
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Oh goodness!!😱😱

I am loving the blogs Alan - keep them coming and very well done on the training so far - the park looks lovely for the runs.🙂
 
lucy123 said:
Oh goodness!!😱😱

I am loving the blogs Alan - keep them coming and very well done on the training so far - the park looks lovely for the runs.🙂
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It is a very lovely park You can follow the river out for about a mile and a half, then come back through the opposite side of the park on the way back. I have various other routes I can tag onto it for longer runs, but it's usually my starting point because it gets me straight away from the roads ) There are hundreds of swans and ducks, and it's great seeing the little ones in the breeding season 🙂
 
Gah! Why didn't I choose to run as this instead? :D

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You can't change your costume however hard hard you try........I hope that you've got a wand:D
 
Hehehe Alan you nearly made me spit my tea out!

I've donated, tweeted and FB'd your page and i think you're over ?300 now 🙂

Going to go have a look at the new blog, looks like it'll be good reading :D
 
teapot8910 said:
Hehehe Alan you nearly made me spit my tea out!

I've donated, tweeted and FB'd your page and i think you're over ?300 now 🙂

Going to go have a look at the new blog, looks like it'll be good reading :D
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D Looks like there's no backing out now!

Hope you like the blog 🙂
 
hahahaha just seen your side of the bargain Alan!! That's brilliant!

I have a suggestion for next time (I know, I know, you haven't done this one yet lol)...but how about setting different costumes for different donation levels....so if the top one is what everyone wants to see you running in, everyone has to donate more!! 🙂

Can't believe how well this is all doing....amazing!

Good luck with the training Alan. Haven't forgotten to be donating at the end of the month when i get paid either.
 
Katie, much as I like your idea, I shudder to think what this lot would have me wearing (or not) if they had a hand in it! 😱

It would be interesting to hear people's suggestions though (as long as they are printable! 😉)
 
Another good blog today Alan - well done! So funny about hurdling the spaniels but I do know what you mean.

On my run yesterday everyone seemed to be opening car doors (I didn't hurdle them mind:D). They seemed to just open them and get out and leave them open, completely ignorant of the lung bursting gasps coming from the beetroot red woman cruising towards them! I did run around them but I am sure if I added the cars up it would be at least an extra 1/2 mile!!🙂
 
lucy123 said:
Another good blog today Alan - well done! So funny about hurdling the spaniels but I do know what you mean.

On my run yesterday everyone seemed to be opening car doors (I didn't hurdle them mind:D). They seemed to just open them and get out and leave them open, completely ignorant of the lung bursting gasps coming from the beetroot red woman cruising towards them! I did run around them but I am sure if I added the cars up it would be at least an extra 1/2 mile!!🙂
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That is so annoying - and can be dangerous if they just open them in your path as you are running towards them. Whatever pace you are doing, you can't just stop, and there's not always space to run round them - car doors are wider than you might imagine :(

The worst one I had was a few years ago when I was moving pretty fast down a hill in wet conditions and some idiot just came straight out of a car showroom carpark without looking to see if anyone was on the pavement. I tried to stop and ended up skidding down on my knee which got pretty badly torn up and prevented me from running for over a month. I'm sure cyclists have similar problems with inconsiderate motorists too :(
 
Northerner said:
Fantastic! I am now at 70% of my new target! 🙂 The appeal has only been going a week, thank you so much to everyone who has donated or pledged to donate, I know that Jacq is over the moon with the support the charity has received!

There's a new blog post up now, with a little bit of news...! :D

http://doingit4dwed.blogspot.com/2012/01/does-my-bum-look-big-in-this.html
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what was your initial target Alan? I see you've upped it to ?500 now, but can't remember what you set originally!

I haven't forgotten I'm donating when I get paid!
 
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