10 miles Every Day in Sept
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10 Reasons Why I'm Running 10 Miles a Day in September
Reason No 9.
For charity. I regularly do things for charity but I wouldn’t say I do a lot…although it’s usually 3-4 events a year. With this one I haven’t gone into it with the aim of raising money for a charity but now I’ve started to go more public I am going to set up a “Go Fund Me” page. I want to raise some funds for three causes and one of them is not a charity. The two that are charities are firstly a courageous client of mine, Dave is currently doing an epic walk from one side of England to the other in a tough time of 11 days. It will test him physically more than most, no, not just because he’s recently turned 50…it’s because he has been suffering from Parkinson’s for 5 years now…a disease that led his father to take his own life. So whereas you and me may find what he’s doing tiring, imagine doing it with a disease that actually makes you feel fatigued doing your daily chores. You may recognize Dave as he’s been a Sky Sports presenter and this is relevant because Sky Sports will double the amount he raises…so let’s make them cough up! The second charity is FND Hope because I was touched by a friend of mine’s video that she posted when I had done my 7th or 8th 10 mile run of September. Please have a watch and I’m sure you’ll agree with my choice to donate to help fight people suffering from a similar disease. Sophie is a lovely upbeat girl and contacted me a few years back for some advice after I taught a British Military Fitness class in Aberdeen on a visit home. The third one is not a charity but a cause. A friend of mine is a bearded personal trainer who is heavily involved in obstacle racing. He has two children, the eldest is a boy and the youngest is a girl…sound familiar? Yes, it could easily be me I’m describing…fortunately for me it’s not, It’s Richard Pringle. A few weeks back Richard posted on social media for us all to pray for his little boy Hughie to pull through a seizure he’d had, that had Richard and his family rushing to hospital late in the night. I saw this post on Facebook in the morning and shared it amongst my friends…my gesture was too late, Hughie had already left us and made the journey into the sky to shine down on us for evermore. I’m currently crying on the train to Newcastle for the Great North Run as I type this...it’s heartbreaking. Since this happened, there has been a huge wave of support for the Pringle family, I with the Dirty Dozen Races team held a minutes’ silence and a minutes applause for Hughie days after he became a shooting star, I attended the workout wearing red in Hastings which raised approximately £5000 and there was even a parade of sports cars (which Hughie loved) before his funeral. As I’ve said the money is not going to a charity but to help build a play park in Hastings in memory of the weeman who touched so many people’s hearts and will continue to bring joy, to parents and children alike when they play in his play park. Obviously it’s such a shame that he won’t be able to use it but I will definitely take my kids down there one day to play in honour of Hughie…we will, of course, be wearing red.
I will split the funds raised equaly and donate to each of the charities/causes.
Please donate and I will keep running!
Reason No 9.
For charity. I regularly do things for charity but I wouldn’t say I do a lot…although it’s usually 3-4 events a year. With this one I haven’t gone into it with the aim of raising money for a charity but now I’ve started to go more public I am going to set up a “Go Fund Me” page. I want to raise some funds for three causes and one of them is not a charity. The two that are charities are firstly a courageous client of mine, Dave is currently doing an epic walk from one side of England to the other in a tough time of 11 days. It will test him physically more than most, no, not just because he’s recently turned 50…it’s because he has been suffering from Parkinson’s for 5 years now…a disease that led his father to take his own life. So whereas you and me may find what he’s doing tiring, imagine doing it with a disease that actually makes you feel fatigued doing your daily chores. You may recognize Dave as he’s been a Sky Sports presenter and this is relevant because Sky Sports will double the amount he raises…so let’s make them cough up! The second charity is FND Hope because I was touched by a friend of mine’s video that she posted when I had done my 7th or 8th 10 mile run of September. Please have a watch and I’m sure you’ll agree with my choice to donate to help fight people suffering from a similar disease. Sophie is a lovely upbeat girl and contacted me a few years back for some advice after I taught a British Military Fitness class in Aberdeen on a visit home. The third one is not a charity but a cause. A friend of mine is a bearded personal trainer who is heavily involved in obstacle racing. He has two children, the eldest is a boy and the youngest is a girl…sound familiar? Yes, it could easily be me I’m describing…fortunately for me it’s not, It’s Richard Pringle. A few weeks back Richard posted on social media for us all to pray for his little boy Hughie to pull through a seizure he’d had, that had Richard and his family rushing to hospital late in the night. I saw this post on Facebook in the morning and shared it amongst my friends…my gesture was too late, Hughie had already left us and made the journey into the sky to shine down on us for evermore. I’m currently crying on the train to Newcastle for the Great North Run as I type this...it’s heartbreaking. Since this happened, there has been a huge wave of support for the Pringle family, I with the Dirty Dozen Races team held a minutes’ silence and a minutes applause for Hughie days after he became a shooting star, I attended the workout wearing red in Hastings which raised approximately £5000 and there was even a parade of sports cars (which Hughie loved) before his funeral. As I’ve said the money is not going to a charity but to help build a play park in Hastings in memory of the weeman who touched so many people’s hearts and will continue to bring joy, to parents and children alike when they play in his play park. Obviously it’s such a shame that he won’t be able to use it but I will definitely take my kids down there one day to play in honour of Hughie…we will, of course, be wearing red.
I will split the funds raised equaly and donate to each of the charities/causes.
Please donate and I will keep running!
Organizer
Stuart Amory PT
Organizer
