Category: Loch Ness Marathon

In October 2009 I ran my first marathon in 4hr16min :)

Sponsorship Revamp

JustGiving are handling the sponsorship for my attempt at the Loch Ness Marathon in October. Feel the strain! Completed 400m sprint in 1min13secs

They have just launched a redesign of their site to give it a more contemporary look. I like it a lot better than the old version although they don’t integrate with Flickr but just allow a top 10 pictures to be uploaded directly to their site.

They have also updated their widget and badges so I’m just going to test if I can use them on this space.

*edit –no they can’t, removed due to security issues apparently

Raising the money is a lot harder than I anticipated. I was hoping a quick message to everyone on my facebook list (over 200 people) would make my total shoot up but I guess people aren’t that spontaneous in their generosity. Hopefully I can still raise my target of £850 before the run on October 4th, I may just have to go around with the dreaded sponsorship form though! I’m hoping things will pick up nearer the time though.

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Loch Ness Marathon

My blog is going to take a slight side-step from the usual geekfest to keep everyone updated on my progress in the Loch Ness Marathon.

Important things to note

I have got a lot of training to do but luckily have the whole summer to prepare for it.

I can’t quite contemplate the necessary 40 miles a week training at the moment but with your encouragement I will get there. The most I have done so far is a half marathon in 1 hour 53 mins and that almost killed me!

Stay tuned for more blogs, photos and maybe the odd video or two 🙂