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| Support us - Sponsor Graham Roberts in the London Marathon - 13th April 2008 | |
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PC Graham Roberts of the Metropolitan Police will be running in the London Marathon 2008 to raise funds for the Border Collie Rescue Assessment and Re-habilitation Centre near York. Graham is currently gathering sponsorship. If you would personally like to sponsor Graham (from the comfort of your own home), please send an email to hq@bordercollierescue.org with 'Sponsor Graham' in the subject line and pledge your donation. You can then either send your donation in the post, in advance, or we will contact you after the event. Email pledges for this event received from - |
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Mrs S. Mathews - paid Rosie Leiper - paid Hazel Woodward - paid John and Helen Quirk Andrea and Peter Williams Trevor and Jean Wilford Victor Reynolds Val Herlihy Phil Fleet Colin Learmouth |
Lousie Webb Norman and Lorraine Johnson Margaret Palmer Jo-Anne and Richard Aspinal - paid Gertie Boake Gwen Reynolds Kath Fleet Betty Coombe Peter Smith and Jill Watling Luke Mathews |
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If you want to raise funds for Border Collie Rescue by collecting sponsorship for Graham amongst your friends, family or workmates, contact us for details on how to become an authorised collector. Graham Roberts is authorised to collect and hold funds on our behalf. This event is authorised under BCR reference no – SR0804131. Authorised collectors for this event - Graham Roberts - Kent. John and Helen Quirk - Shetlands. Border Collie Rescue Stalls and Events - Yorkshire. Border Collie Rescue website - email pledges.
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Introducing Graham I am 47 years old and I live with my wife Gina in Dartford Kent. I am a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police and currently work in Plumstead, South East London. My hobbies apart from running are walking in the Yorkshire Dales, cooking and drinking Best Yorkshire bitter. Our working hours prevent us from having another dog at present but with retirement from the police looming in a few years, Gina and I are looking forward to having a Border Collie (or two) in the future. |
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I have not run a full marathon before but have completed a half
marathon in less than two hours. I am training and see it as a personal
challenge to complete the London Marathon and hopefully raise some well
needed funds for Border Collie Rescue.
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| Graham with his two dogs (Sasha a black/tan Border Collie cross and Sammy a Golden Retriever cross). Both were rescue dogs and died in 2005 of old age. Sasha was 18 years and 3 months and Sammy 17 years and 6 months; both are missed a lot. | |
| Update - 7/4/2008 | |
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Hello all
Firstly a big
thank you to everyone who has pledged money in support of my efforts, if
you haven't sponsored me yet there is still time - every little helps,
I'm aiming to raise a total of £1000 if at all possible . My
training has being going well, last week I completed a 20.2 mile run in
the wind and sleet. I was pleased with my overall fitness and felt like
I had the energy to carry on. The only setback was that my legs were
not feeling the same, they were like lead weights. Now I know what
people mean when they say you "hit the wall". A little tip for anyone
who suffers from joggers nipple. After a lot of experimenting the ideal
solution are "Opsite" dressings that are available from all good
chemists. They save miles of unnecessary pain.
I have had a
little setback in the last week in that I have sustained some kind of
foot injury. I have no idea how I did it and suspect I have bruised the
bottom of my foot. My friend Andy from
www.kemsingacupunture.co.uk stuck a few needles in some strategic
places that certainly helped a great deal. I rested for a few days and
went out again for the first time last night after work and completed
eight miles. The foot held up although there was still some
discomfort. I do not intend running any long distances again now before
the big day, just a few miles to keep the muscles stretched. Gina and I
have a few days away planned in the Yorkshire Dales over this weekend
where I plan to get some walking done and top up with carbohydrates in
the local pub. The week before the race my diet will include a lot of
rice, pasta and potatoes as recommended by most of the training
information I have read.
Next week I have
to visit the Excel Centre in London's Docklands to collect my number
(52157 if you want to look out for me on TV) and a microchip that fits
to my shoelace that registers on mats as I run over them. This stops
cheating by taking shortcuts around the course and gives an accurate
course time
As 13th April
draws nearer I am getting excited but also apprehensive.
I have never run 26 miles before and having now run 20 you realise what
a long way it is. Some friends who have run the marathon before tell me
that the crowds offer a lot of encouragement around the course.
My support team on the day will be Gina and my friend and work colleague
Lindsey. They are arranging to meet up with me at strategic points
around the route to provide extra energy drinks and moral support and
will hopefully be there to see me over the finish line !
Anyway, dig deep,
please sponsor me and help those lovely sheepdogs at BCR.
Best wishes
Graham
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