Helen Shinegold's Fundraising Page

Couldn't think of a good excuse to back out

Couldn't think of a good excuse to back out

Page Creator: Helen Shinegold

Event: adidas Auckland Marathon 2011

Event Date: 30/10/2011

As you may or may not know, at the start of the year I decided to run the marathon. Well crunch time is here, I have managed to fit in the hours of training, the hours of shopping for shoes and hours laying in bed trying to think up a good excuse to back out. I didn't come up with one, so in three weeks I will run 42km. 42km, that's only 4 10km runs plus a little bit…..yer right!

So needing some extra motivation to do this, please help me out. More family and friends then I like to think about are affected by heart problems of some sort or another, which is why this is relevant to me. If you need a reason, please continue reading below. In the meantime please at least sponsor me for getting out of bed and going for a realllllllyyyy long run at 6am in the morning. Money to cross the start line would be great, although I do plan to finish.

Cheers,
Helen
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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
3/11/2011	Kay Westwood	$20.00	Much love and well done
3/11/2011	Joe. G	$10.00	Knew you would finish, just thought I would wait to add to your thrill. Well done
1/11/2011	Peter Izz	$20.00	Well done Helen! Peter
30/10/2011	Shona, Jemma and Amy	$5.00	Go Helen!!!!
30/10/2011	Graham Young	$25.00	Good luck Helen don't think about the end just count off the miles one by one
30/10/2011	Louise	$10.00	Thinking of you this morning! Amazing effort well done for reaching your goal
29/10/2011	Ann	$10.00	Good luck, enjoy the race, be great
29/10/2011	Fiona F	$25.00	Better late than never ……Gooooooooo Helen YOU CAN DO IT !! - oops thats Nike!! xxx
28/10/2011	Erin	$20.00	Here's a little donation for your craziness…good luck though!
27/10/2011	Noriyo	$20.00	Look forward to the story that will come out of your run :-) and well done for not giving up! enjoy your D-Day!
27/10/2011	van Zoggel's	$15.00	Strong legs, strong mind, strong stomach for the day…oh and strong supporters urging you on!
22/10/2011	Bronwyn Y	$20.00	Go Helen… Judith has told me all about your quest!
20/10/2011	McGoo	$25.00
20/10/2011	Keren Alderson	$20.00	Llllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Good luck wonder woman.
19/10/2011	Maree	$25.00	Go Helen!! This is a great cause and after my father having a quadruple heart bypass this year I truly appreciate the value of the heart foundation and everything they do!!!
19/10/2011	Nigel	$25.00	Crazy! But good on you for such a good cause. If you do it pushing a baby buggy (with kid in it) next year I'll treble the donation. Add a chicken suit for 10x!
19/10/2011	jane	$20.00	Go Helly Go!
18/10/2011	Dunedin crew	$42.00	Run Shinegold run, you know we'll be right there behind you, well not really but I know you know! Good on you for runing for a great cause, I hope Shaun is in training for the marathon massage he will be giving you afterwards!
18/10/2011	Raj	$250.00	Good luck Mrs Keg-why not a Mr Keg?
18/10/2011	Barbara	$25.00	Give it your best
17/10/2011	The shadow	$42.00	As I am sponsoring you per kilometer, please can you stop after 10km as i am a little broke at the mo
16/10/2011	Zara	$1.00	A money mummy to make you run from myself
16/10/2011	Ethan	$1.00	Love you best mummy, this is all my pocket money
16/10/2011	Ray Lunn	$20.00	Go Helen. It's a great cause.
16/10/2011	Mummy	$42.00	New York and London marathons are waiting xx
14/10/2011	Leem	$10.00	Good Luck
11/10/2011	Eugene	$10.00	Great idea Shinegold go harrrrrd!
10/10/2011	Fiona and Matt	$10.00	Fantastic effort Helen.

	Total Raised Online:	NZD$768.00
	Total Raised Offline:	NZD$0.00
	GRAND TOTAL:	NZD$768.00
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