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Running noses
Regular readers may remember that a while ago I asked for a route round all Oxford's Colleges.
In the end, some of my colleagues came up with a fairly plausible route. It's 8.36 miles, and on the morning of Friday 13th March, I will be running this route (along with said colleagues) to raise money for Comic Relief.
You can see where this is going, can't you?[*] Yes, I'mbadgering asking you if you'd consider sponsoring me, either via my personal fundraising page, the team's group fundraising page, or by some other means if you prefer.
[ETA: Or you could sponsor my colleague Barry, who doesn't have many sponsors yet & as a result is feeling a bit unloved. The money all goes to the same place! And he's literally twice my age and taught me all I know about running!]
I've never run as far as this before, and I'm almost certainly going to be hampered by wearing silly clothes (the exact level of silliness is yet to be decided; if you sponsor me, you get to see the embarrassing photos afterwards); I'm determined to get all the way round even if I have to walk bits of it, but I'll be even more motivated to do it if I know I'm raising loadsamoney for a good cause.
Thank you!
[*] In fact, by the magic of GPS-enabled mobile devices, you will even be able to see where we're going live on the web as we run. More about this nearer the time...
In the end, some of my colleagues came up with a fairly plausible route. It's 8.36 miles, and on the morning of Friday 13th March, I will be running this route (along with said colleagues) to raise money for Comic Relief.
You can see where this is going, can't you?[*] Yes, I'm
[ETA: Or you could sponsor my colleague Barry, who doesn't have many sponsors yet & as a result is feeling a bit unloved. The money all goes to the same place! And he's literally twice my age and taught me all I know about running!]
I've never run as far as this before, and I'm almost certainly going to be hampered by wearing silly clothes (the exact level of silliness is yet to be decided; if you sponsor me, you get to see the embarrassing photos afterwards); I'm determined to get all the way round even if I have to walk bits of it, but I'll be even more motivated to do it if I know I'm raising loadsamoney for a good cause.
Thank you!
[*] In fact, by the magic of GPS-enabled mobile devices, you will even be able to see where we're going live on the web as we run. More about this nearer the time...
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I know I do. It's nearly as bad as Amazon one-click.
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I am sure there will be pubbage later though :)
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However, I am most interested in this live-on-the-web business, because you will be running right past my workplace! I can come outside and give you a cheer as you pass St Hugh's.
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I promise I will pimp the live-on-the-web stuff properly nearer the time when we've got the GPS stuff working properly.
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Why not send your intentions via a mini-press release to the oxford newspapers - totally 'oxford' newsworthy and it would get you heaps more sponsorship?
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Someone is supposed to be writing the press release now, but I think I will have to nag him / write it myself... I have no experience whatsoever of writing press releases though! :-/ Roughly how many words would I be aiming for to get something into a local paper etc? Also isn't it a bit late as Red Nose Day is next Friday?? I don't know what the turnaround is normally like...
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Most papers will let you submit by email now - put contact details on the end too - in case they want to interview. I suspect they'll be doing a red nose round up too - so they might turn up for photos and then print after the event.
Good luck with it.
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