Marie Ovel's Fundraising Page

Page Creator: Marie Ovel

Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2010

Event Date: 31/10/2010

We've been training through winter and now with 5.30am training sessions seeming like the norm it's almost time for the BIG event; the Auckland half marathon (21km/ 13.2 miles!)

A huge thanks to Rach who entered me for this & whom has been encouraging me on those cold winter mornings!!! We've joined the Les Mills running club & have not only seen our running improve but we've also met some interesting people along the way.

Please make our effort even more worth while by sponsoring us as Heart Racers so we can raise funds & awareness for the Heart Foundation.

O & of course finish line supporters on the day would be awesome too ;o)

Thanks for your support.

Read on for more info on heart related illness within NZ, some shocking facts..

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

My Online Sponsors To Date:

Date	Name	Amount	Comment
22/9/2011	Bill	$20.00	That is an O for OWESOME effort. Dont stop now and enjoy the hell out of it!
1/11/2010	Shane	$10.00	Don't let the hard work end here
29/10/2010	Rich and Vicky	$25.00	Good Luck Hun I am sure you will not need it xx
27/10/2010	Fairy Faye	$25.00	Good luck for the big day. You'll be great. Such a big achievement…maybe a whole marathon one day?! Loads of love Faye
26/10/2010	Tracy	$25.00	Good luck! and better you than me! lol
26/10/2010	Annette	$10.00	Good luck Marie. The atmosphere will be amazing on the day. And what a super cause you are aiming for to. GO MARIE!!!
23/10/2010	Gobby lol	$25.00	Good luck monkey!!! I know you can do it, such a great cause love u Don Don aka Gobby x x x x x x
21/10/2010	Steve	$25.00	No walking & definitely no bus of shame !!!
20/10/2010	Your motivator : )	$30.00
19/10/2010	Aimie	$25.00	good luck, your going to be awesome!!!!!
19/10/2010	Fleur Robinson	$25.00	Good luck, chica!
14/10/2010	mum	$100.00	Good luck Marie I know you can do it xxx
5/10/2010	Phil	$25.00
29/9/2010	Dave Pule	$30.00	Good luck and make sure you miss the bus of shame! :)
17/9/2010	Nat and Luke	$30.00
15/9/2010	Neil	$10.00	Good luck! Enjoy the day.
15/9/2010	Barry Kav	$35.00	Good Luck Marie, you'll fly it ;) Enjoy running over Auckland bridge :)
14/9/2010	Denni	$50.00	Good luck Marie! Run like the wind! Xx
14/9/2010	Kate Prior	$30.00	Good luck Marie!! The early starts and hard work training will be more than worth it when you cross that finish line!! Enjoy!!! Lots of Love Kate and Tom xx
14/9/2010	Becs	$25.00	All the best - go hard :)

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$580.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$580.00
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