Other Options

Martin, I think you and I should contact Anthony Nolan Trust independently (though Liz has bid for a team of three). I think it may be a better bet that we have a number of irons in the fire. I also have a possible opening for all 3 of us at a weird, Telegraph-reading Rotarian old people's charity that has 5 places left in a 8 person team (a client of the Spontaneity Shop). I said we'd be grateful if our first choices fall through. Liz says it's harder to raise cash for the more obscure charities so let's exhaust other options first.

www.independentage.org.uk are the weirdos.

Meeting later in May a great idea. I will cook you all a runner's supper. Beansprouts and that.

Al

Answer from Anthony Nolan Trust

I got an email back from their events team.

I attach it below:

Dear Elizabeth,
Thank you so much for your interest in running the 2010 Virgin London Marathon on behalf of The Anthony Nolan Trust.
We have received your application form and will be ready to start awarding our gold bond places from the end of May. If you are awarded a gold bond place, you will need to pay an upfront non-refundable entry fee of £200 as well as pledging to raise a minimum of £1,500 in sponsorship.
If you have any questions or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us on 020 7284 8284 or email running@anthonynolan.org.uk.
Best Wishes,
The Anthony Nolan Trust Events Team

So there you go. We'll get places from someone I'm sure.

I'm in London 22nd-25th so shall we meet and have a strategy meeting.

Lizxx

New Experiences

Ah...blogging is so new to me (see comment to Al's Timetable post) that I don't really know how to do it. Hence I began by writing a really long comment instead of writing a post! I don't think I've ever posted anything before (apart of course from letters).

So the comment contains absolute gems of info and some true grammatical wonders. I encourage you to read it.

I know what to do now. So I'll no longer comment.

Lizx

Timetable ideas

Milestones:

In discussion reckoned it would be wise to aim for a half-marathon in the autumn/winter and a 10k in the summer. What dates?:
Just been looking at runnersworld website:

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/foundevents.asp?evntTitle=&evntDate=a%3Afut&distance=&county=101&area=&evntSurface=&sp=&v=2

10k late spring/summer:
5 July 2009 Gunnersbury Park 10k
18 July 2009 Self Transcendence 10K
13 August 2009 - Resolution 10k



Half Marathons later this year:
11 October 2009 - Royal Parks Foundation Half-Marathon
8 November 2009 - Grand Union Canal Half-Marathon

All input welcomed...

Beginnings

Hi chaps.

A bit previous but wanted to test the waters so did a first run this morning, or rather a run/walk combo, becoming more walk towards the last 25%.

How about this as an online record of our ambitions and progress?