Canberra half Marathon in aid of Beyond Blue

Hi All

as some if not all of you know a while back good ol' Gus shared a very heartfelt story with us all, which I am please to say prompted many other members to share their stories me being one of them. Gus' Story

My Story started due to injury and has continued for many years since battling 'Depression', I am happy to say that I am better and have come out of the other end of what i can only describe as a long dark tunnel. As such I have decided to participate in the up coming Canberra half marathon (April 2015) and I will be running as a charity runner for Beyond Blue.

This is the Cheeky bit..........  I am looking for sponsorship for this great charity who do great work for people suffering with depression, raising awareness and helping those in need like myself. I thank you all in advance if you choose to help me raise funds for these great people.

My Supporter Page

Many Thanks

Mark

Wishing You all a very merry christmas and a happy new year 

I shall be training in the snow of Europe for the next 5 weeks

Hi Mark,
All the best and thanks for having a go, my family and I just returned home from a funeral today, a close family friend lost their son to suicide last Sunday, a tragic and very sad story, 29 and 2 small kids.
Organisations like this could have possibly helped, we will happily support you on your journey.

Paul

Paul 1250 wrote:Hi Mark,
All the best and thanks for having a go, my family and I just returned home from a funeral today, a close family friend lost their son to suicide last Sunday, a tragic and very sad story, 29 and 2 small kids.
Organisations like this could have possibly helped, we will happily support you on your journey.

Paul

Paul

I thank you so much I will bore you all with details of how I am going and photos too.

cheers

That is tragic, imagine the hardship of having to train in Europe!

I'll be glad to chip in, too.

Re-Cycled wrote:That is tragic, imagine the hardship of having to train in Europe!

I'll be glad to chip in, too.

This is what I have to look forward too. Flying out to the UK on Sunday and then in two weeks time After New Year in Paris with the Wife i have 3 weeks of this as I'm working in Hamburg

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Thank you for your support.

That looks like a typical Canberra forecast anyway, so really you're actually just getting acclimatised  

barry_mcki wrote:That looks like a typical Canberra forecast anyway, so really you're actually just getting acclimatised  

if its acclimatising then this mornings run was a Bloody great shock. wind chill this morning at 6am was -5 degrees

Keep the training up Mark, good luck and don't fall in the lake, some of those carp are over a metre long

ouch they could suck my toes right off 

4 Weeks to go TODAY 

Training is still going well. here is an update on the types of runs i am now doing over the remaining 4 weeks. On average i am completing around 40km per week in short and long runs. I am also very pleased that I am close to reaching my sponsorship target of $1000. Thanks you everyone who has sponsored me so far 

One of the most helpful things i have found is to join my local Parkrun a very social group of people of all abilities just out for a run jog or stroll to keep fit and healthy. 


I was particularly pleased with this run as I had my fastest KM pace at 4:10s per km

I Just popped a few dollars into your fundraising jar.. good luck with the Marathon!

SuzySuzuki wrote:I Just popped a few dollars into your fundraising jar.. good luck with the Marathon!

Thank you very much  every little helps and goes a long way to helping with this illness which has struck so many of our good friends.