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Page Creator: Brendan Haugh
Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2009
Event Date: 1/11/2009

Each day 16 New Zealanders die as a result of coronary heart disease. That's one person every 90 minutes. And many of these deaths are premature and preventable.

Cardiovascular disease (heart, stroke & blood vessel disease) is the single leading cause of death in New Zealand. It causes 40 percent of all deaths annually in New Zealand - making it more deadly than all forms of cancer.

The nature of who is affected by it is changing. New research shows that young adults in their 20s and 30s are being admitted to hospital for heart attacks more than ever before, and that this age group is dying at a faster rate than people of the same age in previous generations. Much of this change is due to unhealthy lifestyles - poor eating habits, lack of physical activity and being a smoker.

But the good news is that many risk factors for heart disease are preventable, if people make healthy lifestyle choices.

So, help me as I join the race to beat heart disease.

I've signed up as a Heart Racer to raise money to support the Heart Foundation. By donating through my webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

I'll do all the hard work (train for and complete the event), but I really need you to make a difference to the hearts of New Zealanders.

It takes approximately 23,000 strides to complete the half marathon - but I'm not exactly average height and my legs are short!! So it'll probably take me a few more strides!! But taking the average if you sponsored me $5 it would take me 46 strides to earn 1 cent! I'm hoping to complete the course in 2 hours - so every 14.4 seconds I'd earn 1 cent for that $5 sponsorship!

So, please could you sponsor me and help this worthy cause. Any amount would be appreciated. I've set myself a target of $1000 - however, if I raise $500 I will get my marathon entry fee of $89 returned to me. I will donate this to Heart Racer fund.

Thanks in advance…..


My Online Sponsors To Date:
Date Name Amount Comment
5/11/2009 Sarah R $20.00
30/10/2009 Allan and Lisa $25.00 Go Brendan go… Will be thinking of ya mate
30/10/2009 Paymark $70.00 Various sponsors:- Simon B, Raj, Manoj, Michael Taylor, Keith, Julie, Vivek.

Thanks for your support and encouragement.
30/10/2009 Fowler $25.00 Good luck Brendon
30/10/2009 Sharon Clatworthy $20.00 Brendan, fantastic effort and wish you all the best!
29/10/2009 Peter R $25.00 Best of luck for the run! Worthy cause!
29/10/2009 Jaun $10.00
28/10/2009 Yogi Bear NZ $10.00 Enjoy ur race mate
28/10/2009 Matthew Goodey $50.00
28/10/2009 Me $89.00 Run Brendan Run…..

Race Fee donated….
27/10/2009 Simon Tong $25.00 Enjoy yourself Brendan
27/10/2009 Chris & Alice $30.00 all the best for Sunday mate, you have done bloody well! Will hopefully be there to cheer you over the line and celebrate with a beer!
22/10/2009 Paymark $65.00 Various Paymark employees…Lucy, Richard P, Ben R, Jim, Jennifer, JP, Conrad…thanks for your support.
20/10/2009 Leigh and Boyz $50.00 Go for it! We will be cheering at the finish line.
19/10/2009 Craig Cummerfield $50.00 Mate, great effort, beers on me afterwards, you will be a a cheap drunk after all your training. Well Done!!!
17/10/2009 Weno $25.00 Good Luck .. that beer at the end is going to taste really good …
12/10/2009 Rosemarie B $25.00 You can do it. Good Luck and all the Best.
7/10/2009 Pat and Roger $50.00 He aint heavy he's my brother!
6/10/2009 Vanessa Booth $50.00 Legend!! Am completely motivated by your tenacity to get here! Go Brendan!!
5/10/2009 Angela & Jason $50.00 Go well Brendan!! What a great thing to do. All the very best from Angela & Jason x
5/10/2009 Philip Deason $30.00
2/10/2009 Jono G $20.00 Good Luck Mate!
1/10/2009 Maartje $20.00 Go Brendan! Awesome that you're doing this!
1/10/2009 Trace $20.00 Brilliant, great exercise and a great reason as well, good luck.
1/10/2009 Ofelia $25.00 Yay! have fun!!!! you are so good for doing this… cheers :)
1/10/2009 Margaret $50.00 Go for it little brother
30/9/2009 Michael T $30.00 Go hard brother, I'll be trudging up the rear!
30/9/2009 Clint $25.00 Good luck Brendan!
30/9/2009 Chris Tauber $20.00 All the best for the race.
30/9/2009 Andrea Levett $20.00 After all that running your legs will be shorter :-) Good on ya for giving it a go!
24/9/2009 Paddy, Katie and Keira $62.88 Good luck - will have a beer waiting for you at the end. Donation equates to 3c per 10 metres!!
2/9/2009 Peach & Mike $25.00 Good Luck x
13/8/2009 Shells $40.00 Best of Luck! keep up the training…
5/8/2009 David Beadle $50.00
Total Raised Online: NZD$1,201.88
Total Raised Offline: NZD$10.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$1,211.88
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Fundraising Progress

My fundraising progress so far:

100% achieved

My Goal: NZD$1,000.00
I've Raised: NZD$1,211.88
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