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Poker Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: PHIL_TC on August 20, 2012, 12:13:46 PM
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Ladies and Gents
Its that time of the year again where myself and a couple of the Stockton Massive (Gary Palmer / Mark Wright) do the Great North Run.
Now before you go.... "FFS hes after money again". Well yes I am.. but with a slight twist.
Firstly this is my last ever Great North. I promise. Its my 10th half marathon and I honestly shouldnt be doing it this year, broke my arm in a few places last year, stopped playing footy and I"m the heaviest I"ve ever been. Little to zero training performed.
Last year a friend of mine stopped me at around the 12 mile mark outside a pub and I stopped for a swift half. Which got me thinking. Theres a few pubs along the way, I"m thinking of stopping off at each one for a half along the way catch my breath and enjoy the banter.
We"re raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care this year. If you would like to sponsor this attempt there"s two ways you can help.
1. Gary Palmer (gjp100 / boromarvin) has set up a just giving page. The photo is Gary if surprisingly you don"t recognise him.. for those asking if I will be dressing up the same. Just no. ;D http://www.justgiving.com/runlikeadaffodil (http://www.justgiving.com/runlikeadaffodil)
2. Guinness. I like Guinness very much. So with this in mind, if you don"t want to sponsor directly using the above link I"ve come up with a genius alternative. If you"re at DTD this weekend on any day from Friday to Sunday (won"t be drinking Monday), and buy me a Guinness I will make a note of your name, and put £5 sponsorship out of my own pocket* onto the just giving site from you. Will cap this at £150 over the weekend.
* I know its not really coming out of my own pocket.. as I"m getting a Guinness. This way I kind of see it as a win / win situation :)
Thanks for your support in advance. Promise this will be last year.
Phil x
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buying beer and giving to charity at the same time?
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Lol, take the £150 cap off tag wimp. ;D
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I"m only in if you remove the £150 cap. Will also donate using option 1
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I"m only in if you remove the £150 cap. Will also donate using option 1
me too, and FFS don"t dare put up a staking request for DTD ;D
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Sigh... ok.. it means drinking more then charity I"m in.
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Thanks for the support x
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Thanks for the support folks and please spread the word if you can. Let"s see if we can
destroy Phil"s liver raise some money for a great cause.
Drinking for charity or dressing like a daffodil? Guess we know who the brains of the Stockton Massive is - or at least who definitely isn"t! ;D
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Totting up the Guinness scores on the doors..
21 23 bought so far and not drinking today so thats £115 for charity.
Thanks to the following for getting involved.. some more that once. Who were...
Ger
Andy Duncan
Ian Pables
Chris Peers
Stu Ward
Rodders
Stu Oliver
Jack
Brendan
Joe
James Barber
Carl and Emma
and someone I"d never met before.. Paul Wright
Would of been more if I"d been able to drink 2 pints at once and still play poker.. feel I let the side down a little there ;D
Will update the Just Giving website with each person when I get home x
ps If anyone bought me a drink and you"re not on the list let me know.. Friday was a little blurry x
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Right.
I"ve hammered the bank account even more after the weekend and posted all the beerathon donations to the Just Giving page which you can see here https://www.justgiving.com/RunLikeADaffodil
Would like to thank everyone who bought me a beer and helped me in my training schedule ;D
Anyone who missed getting me a beer or caught me with an already full one, you can still sponsor through the link above.
Anyone who bought me a beer and I"ve missed you off the list just let me know. There was some very blurry moments.
Was a fantastic weekend, really enjoyed it and the APAT company was as always legendary.
Thank you all so much.
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Cracking effort on the fund raising phil. I am sure you should owe for the pint rodders bought you on sunday night which i had to take one for the team and drink mind you...
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Cracking effort on the fund raising phil. I am sure you should owe for the pint rodders bought you on sunday night which i had to take one for the team and drink mind you...
Cheers fella and for the "support" ;D
I did put down the extra pint from Rodders.. even though I didn"t get to drink it.. would insert bad beat story here.. but.. not really my style :) Appreciate you taking one for the team ;D
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Totting up the Guinness scores on the doors.. 21 23 bought so far and not drinking today so thats £115 for charity.
Thanks to the following for getting involved.. some more that once. Who were...
Ger
Andy Duncan
Ian Pables
Chris Peers
Stu Ward
Rodders
Stu Oliver
Jack
Brendan
Joe
James Barber
and someone I"d never met before.. Paul Wright
Would of been more if I"d been able to drink 2 pints at once and still play poker.. feel I let the side down a little there ;D
Will update the Just Giving website with each person when I get home x
ps If anyone bought me a drink and you"re not on the list let me know.. Friday was a little blurry x
Emma has reminded me that in your drunken state, she purchased a pint of the black stuff then proceeded to give you a huggle (or 2) xx
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Emma has reminded me that in your drunken state, she purchased a pint of the black stuff then proceeded to give you a huggle (or 2) xx
Got it champ! Put you down on the list Carl https://www.justgiving.com/RunLikeADaffodil for a beer :) Thank you!
Emma"s huggles for the win! Perfect couple you two are xx
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Thanks so much for everyone"s support on this - particularly to Phil for sacrificing his liver and brain cells! ;D
It"s less thank 2 weeks to the run now and we"ve nearly hit the £600 target - just £38.50 to go. I won"t bump this again after today, because I don"t want to annoy people, but if anyone can donate to a great cause - even just £1, then please visit the link in my signature.
Huge thanks to those that have already donated directly or via Guinness - it"s massively appreciated! :-*
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Consider target met. Going to link now to donate. GL with the run x
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Consider target met. Going to link now to donate. GL with the run x
Wow. Michelle you a superstar. Thank you so much! Will even let you off the fabreeze in a few weeks ;D
Thanks also in addition to the people who bought me a beer the other weekend to other superstar APATers who have donated..
Don Roberts
Rob Swindells
Grant Speirs
and Dave Amos
Thank you so much everyone.
There is nothing like the APAT community.
I have a pub list setup and ready for the day. Can"t wait.. just need to decide on what fancy dress now, which will be decided by mini TC on saturday.
It"s less thank 2 weeks to the run now....
Its what now??? :o
Feck :-\
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Anyone knows how Phil did??? Did he survive the marathon and the pubs on the way all well?
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Anyone knows how Phil did??? Did he survive the marathon and the pubs on the way all well?
I"m alive :) Legs are killing today though.. but got round... here"s gary and I at the start :
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I decided against the orange face paint so just went with the red sweaty version after around 1 mile haha. This resulting in one kid thinking I was Mario, and another shouting out "are you supposed to be the Joker". Sigh ;D
For those who were wondering how long it took us...
Mark Wright 1hr 51 (beating his PB by 8 mins from last year.. well done mate)
Gary Palmer 2hr 21 (who ran the whole thing with his face covered and sunglasses on.. amazing effort mate)
and me.. Phil TC 2hr 53 (managed only two pub stops along the way having a half in the first as it was something like the laughtered lamb and the four blokes in there wondered who the hell this sweaty ooompa lumpa was haha.. then a fantastic pint with around a mile and a half to go).. to be fair my Nike tracking chip says I actually ran 13.48 miles.. but the extra half a mile would have been walking to / around / back from the pubs haha.
Overall a fantastic day, we"ve smashed the target set for the charity and have raised well over £1000 between the 3 of us.
THANK YOU so much for everyone who supported us, Marie Curie are over the moon.
x
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and reserving the best till last "cos I know you"re a big fan...
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I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who"s supported us in raising money for Marie Curie, and just generally been supportive with their good wishes. Never ceases to amaze me how generous people can be.
Thanks to everyone - and a special thanks to Phil_TC who inspired me to get involved with the GNR in the first place! He really is a star! (But the Mario comment made me p*** myself! ;D)
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Fellas, repost the link for supporting your charity and I will donate
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Fellas, repost the link for supporting your charity and I will donate
http://www.justgiving.com/runlikeadaffodil
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Fellas, repost the link for supporting your charity and I will donate
Don. Love you. Thank you so much fella. Make it to an APAT soon please. Miss you. True story x