Stephanie Beckett's Fundraising Page

Wellington Half Marathon June 2010

So, i have decided it's time for a challenge :)

I love running and have recently completed my first half marathon here in Wellington with a time of 1:43:33.
Having got that under my belt i have decided to give the full marathon a go…all 42.2km's of it!!!

I don't have long to get my 'A' into 'G'!
I'm usually a big fan of the 'Wing it' approach, it got me through the last run, but that's not going to cut it…so it's time to get serious and start beating the pavement! Pronto :)

To make things a little bit easier on myself i have chosen to give up the grog till after the event…yes, shock horror for all my friends haha!

So, in doing this i hope you can help me raise a bit of money for The Heart Foundation. They are great and below is some information on how important their cause truly is.

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,
Steph.

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Hi all,

Just want to thank you so very much for the support and sponsoring me as a heart racer, i really appreciate it and i'm sure the Heart Fondation does too!
We raised an awesome $710 for the Heart Foundation!!! :D

So i made it to the finished line :) 4hours 15minutes. Ran the whole way, the Harbour Bridge was cool, the long stretch after the 21km mark from the CBD to St Heilers and back, was not cool, and geez the sun was blazing!

FYI- 1st place male got 2hrs 19min, female got 2hrs 45min (The guy almost lapped me! He ran past on his way to the finish when i hit the 23km mark!!). Some very fast results as it was the national championship for the elite athletes racing.

Thanks again,
Steph.