Lynne Flood's Fundraising Page

Thanks to everyone who sponsored me! I got under 2 hours - 2:58:11 net time which is awesome. Now off to Kerikeri. :-))




22/10/11 - Well 1 week to go and it will be the eve of "the event". I am confident - I do not believe I have been so prepared so now just got to pull it off on the day. Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far. Hopefully I can go on after the race & update this. cheers Lynne
05/10/11 - Okay only 3 1/2 weeks to go! I feel good, I think!I do not know how those doing the full marathon about now are feeling but I definitely feel this is the mental toughness week.Have I done enough?I have been running to time, should I have been doing distance? Oh well it is what it is now and I am quite sure I am ready, I have never trained so hard and so really I am more prepared than I have been any other year. So here's hoping - now the younger one in my age group (now the 50+) so hoping for a good age group time at least. Haha - go me!Dream big!

11/09/11 - Well I am onto my 2nd pair of shoes and can say "I am JUST going out to run 75 mins" now.I am now running 4 hours per week, completeing 1 aerobic class & 2 pump classes a week.Have also joined a 12 week body challenge to get the diet under control (I would have thought this much excercise I can eat what I want - not true!). Thanks to Gaynor for being my Sunday running buddy.I am looking to see if there is anyone else out there who is still wanting to sponsor me for this half marathon as all proceeds go to a foundation that will somehow end up helping someone that we know. Thanks Lynne

23/05/11 - Wow 5 months to go and I have had some great sponsorships to the Heart Foundation already - THANKS EVERYONE. Currently working in Wellington & training continues down here. can't wait for my training programme on the Pacific Pearl cruising the islands…..may not be quite as successful as training at Fitness Plus, Manukau but thankfully it is far enough away from October to be able to regain any fitness lost. thanks again Lynne

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 our country - 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.

So, please could you sponsor me?

Select the "Make a donation" button below. It's simple, fast and totally secure and the money goes directly to the Heart Foundation's bank account.

If you live in New Zealand your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be issued.

So please help me today! And pass it on to your family and friends!

Many thanks for your support