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The man himself…

The man himself…

 
Page Creator: Peter Foley
Event: Pelorus Trust Wellington Round the Bays 2010
Event Date: 21/2/2010

I heard about the Round The Bays Half Marathon from a friend a couple of months ago, and I thought "Hmmmm, I could probably do that", but didn't really think too much more about it. However, when I looked on the event website and saw that you could become a "Heart Runner" in aid of the Heart Foundation, I decided to take the plunge and start training for the event! Like a lot of people, I have a family member who has been affected by heart disease. My dad had a heart attack in 2005, due to a mixture of high cholesterol and smoking. He's had bypass surgery and is still trucking along now, but it scared the hell out of me at the time. He could have easily been one of the 16 New Zealanders that die as a result of coronary heart disease each day. That's one person every 90 minutes. And many of these deaths are premature and preventable. That sucks. A lot.

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.

Here's where I get off my arse and try to do something to help. By donating through my webpage you will be helping the Heart Foundation continue its vital work in research, cardiac rehabilitation, education programmes and resources.

Now, I'm very much a casual runner. I generally run for about half an hour or so. The longest I've run was about four years ago in the Christchurch City to Surf, which is 12 kms. As everyone knows, a half marathon is approximately 42 million kilometres long, but I'll do all the hard work (train for and complete the event, crying and throwing tantrums etc while my legs turn into lava ), but I really need you to back me up!

So, please could you sponsor me? Go on…you know you want to.

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.

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

Many thanks for your support,

Speed Racer Pete


My Online Sponsors To Date:
Date Name Amount Comment
21/2/2010 Gina $8.00
20/2/2010 Alice and Tim $22.00 $20 from Alice and Tim, and a shiny $2 coin from Hilaire!
20/2/2010 Sally $20.00
8/2/2010 Steph $10.00 Go go Power Pete!
4/2/2010 seren $25.00 hi PT.may your feet eat up the kilometers like a true winged warrior
28/1/2010 ma & pa foley $50.00 power to the pete.
25/1/2010 Mark! $5.00
17/12/2009 Kulaiyasi $10.00
7/12/2009 Pete and el and ari $25.00 Anything to watch Pete Foley run and get all sweaty is worth the money in my opinion (from Pete)
7/12/2009 Hannah Malloch $10.00
6/12/2009 Dan $25.00 Tau ke koe Pete! May you run with all the power and awe of a Ferrari F-40 strapped to a nuclear powered Fast Train.
5/12/2009 Tilbs $35.00 In lieu of a golden toilet seat - hope this helps my brother
5/12/2009 Danica $25.00 It's time for MEGA WINNING POWER
5/12/2009 Damo $10.00 Go Power Pete! Make not your legs into lava.
3/12/2009 Mysterious Donor $15.00
3/12/2009 Nic Jones $5.00 Sorry it's not more but all I have spare at moment. Have an awesome run! I just did 2 halfs in the last 4 weeks, they are tough but awesomely rewarding! xx
Total Raised Online: NZD$300.00
Total Raised Offline: NZD$0.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$300.00
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My Goal: NZD$300.00
I've Raised: NZD$300.00
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Pelorus Trust Wellington Round the Bays 2010

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