Rachael Bailey's Fundraising Page

Page Creator: Rachael Bailey

Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2010

Event Date: 31/10/2010

Hi Guys

A few months ago and several bottles of wine down I thought for some reason (which I now cannot remember) that I would enter the Auckland Marathon and run a Half Marathon (21 kms) .

At the time of making this decision I had never run more than 3 kilometres in my life and had just given up a 10 year smoking habit so my lungs weren’t the healthiest either!

As part of this im raising money for the heart foundation, which is a cause close to me as I’ve witnessed several friends and family members in just the past year have problems with their hearts. Two of these friends were seemingly fit and healthy girls under the age of 30!

Each day 16 New Zealanders die as a result of coronary heart disease. That's one person every 90 minutes.
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.

I’ve been running as much as I possibly can in preparation for the event with my biggest run so far being 16kms. But now I have only a week and a half to go and a little more training to do and much more money to raise.

I really really want to try and raise at least $500 for the Heart Foundation before the race on October 31st. If any of you could please follow the ink below and sponsor me, even just a couple of dollars, it would be massively appreciated!

I’m open to bribes and challenges for your donations!

http://www.heartracer.org.nz/RachaelBailey/

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

Many thanks for your support
Rachael Bailey
xx

My Online Sponsors To Date:

Date	Name	Amount	Comment
28/10/2010	Steph Livingstone	$35.00	Well done Rachael, I haven't seen you in years but this is something very close to me- and doesn't it feel amazing to do something so selfless to help out so many others involved within the charity you support. I have just recently completed a 600km bike ride to support suicide prevention Australia, and on returning back to Brisbane…. My doctor has referred me to a cardiologist suspecting a heart condition!! I'm too young and too active to have one- haha! I have a goal to do a half marathon soon, and with support I am in training at the moment. So thank you Rachael fir supporting people just like me! Your amazing…
27/10/2010	Kas	$10.00	Go you good thing!! xxx
26/10/2010	Ashley & Shay	$20.00	Good luck! xx
26/10/2010	Big Dog	$25.00	A cause near and dear to my heart… And our money is just as green as yours. ;) Go kick some butt!
25/10/2010	The Attic	$50.00	Great cause, well played.I'll shout you a glass of wine once your done !
21/10/2010	AiDaN :)	$15.00	better you than me champ!
20/10/2010	Anne-Maree	$25.00	Goodluck Chicky xo
20/10/2010	Eoin Martin	$20.00
20/10/2010	Steph	$20.00	Good Luck! :)
20/10/2010	Jordie	$30.00	Good luck :)
20/10/2010	Nina	$25.00	carb loading is the best part, good luck on Sunday!
20/10/2010	Holly Nicholson	$20.00	Good luck Rach!! So proud!!
20/10/2010	Alastair	$25.00
20/10/2010	Alex Sintes	$25.00	well done Rach, trip to a certain house after?
20/10/2010	Shelley	$20.00
30/4/2010	Keri & Glenn Doidge	$10.00	Have fun chicken, awesome cause!
30/4/2010	Tania Newson	$30.00	Uma rapiti, uma rapiti, uma uma uma
30/4/2010	Karl	$25.00	burn off some of that liquor
30/4/2010	Lorraine Bailey	$25.00
30/4/2010	Sorby	$20.00	I'll be waiting with a nice bott of red at the finish line, proud of you xxx
29/4/2010	Dad	$25.00	Go Rach!

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$500.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$500.00
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