zurich_allan

Yeah, it was ok until about 7km then the clouds opened!! Was soaked through, but don't mind , all worth it in the end!!

Well, I finished the Kilmacolm half marathon today in 1hr 45m 34s, coming in 39th place, and managed to raise a wee bit of money for the charity (not much considering it's only a couple of days since I set the page up, but should be good for future races!), though hopefully will raise a lot more in the coming weeks and months.

I fail to understand why a bid not being accepted means it's 'sh*te' or anything else? It simply means that the current selling consortium personally chose not to accept it. That would be true whether it was a fans group, a consortium or a sole bidder. Subjective dislike or disagreement does NOT = objective 'sh*te'. What THIS thread is, is somebody trying to force THEIR opinion down everybody's throat and tell them that THEIR opinion is the only valid one - now that IS objectively.... well.... 'sh*te'!

Thanks Mark and Div, though you're too kind - I'm able to run and enjoy myself, so there's no reason that I shouldn't be helping out whilst I'm doing it trying to raise awareness (and some money) for many young girls who can't. It's something so many of us take for granted until we're faced with a situation where we realise that others aren't always as fortunate as ourselves. I was reading about the success with mice in the clinical trials last night, so hopefully as you say, it won't be long before there will be a proper cure for the conditions in humans, maybe in time to benefit Dionne. I'll post how I get on in the half marathon on Sunday - the charity vest won't be here in time for that, but I'll be running something else within a couple of weeks anyway, so will make sure I wear it at my remaining races this year. Either way I'll be running for the trust. Once I've got a couple of race photos of me wearing the vest at a race or two I'll post up a couple of pictures. As I say, I'll be looking out to help in other ways in the future if I'm able to as well.

I saw the story on the official site, went to Mark's just giving page and read it, then ended up spending hours last night reading about Rett syndrome. I have to say that the smile on his wee girl's face really melted my heart. She looks like the happiest wee girl in the world! And this in spite of the difficulties she obviously has to overcome every single day. Obviously I made a donation, but I wanted to do more than that after I read about the charity and the difficulties it has in attracting government funding and so really relying on private donations and campaigns like what Mark has done. I contacted the charity to ask them to send me a running vest (a few of you might know from the official forum that I do a wee bit of running and have previously run for charities related to other neurological conditions), and I'm going to do some 5k's, 10k's and half marathons for the Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK starting this Sunday with the Kilmacolm half marathon. I've already set up a just giving page now which I'll be persuading my family and friends to donate to (managed to raise the princely sum of £25 so far!!), but I won't post it here as of course I think that all Saints fans should make their donations through Mark's page where he's already managed to raise a phenomenal amount! I know that whatever I manage to raise won't even come close, but hopefully it'll be enough to make a difference. I'd like to thank Mark for opening my eyes to this cause, and if there is any other local activity or are any future local events related to the charity I'd be happy to help out in any way that I can.