Sponsor Stephen to run the Rotorua Marathon

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    Hi all,

    I’m Stephen Day – I work at TEU and I do some design work for the UnionAID team from time to time.  This year I’ve decided to run the Rotorua Marathon. Rotorua Marathon is one complete circle of Lake Rotorua and is New Zealand’s most run, and walked, marathon. It’s also one of the hardest marathons in New Zealand.

    I’m going to run for UnionAID, and I’m looking for your sponsorship. The marathon is 26 miles and is on 28 April 2012.

    I’ve never run a marathon before, but I have done a bit of competitive running – all distances from 800 metres up to half-marathons.  However, as Kiwi olympic medalist Barry Magee once said, “Anyone can run twenty miles. It’s the next six that count.”

    To make it fair, because I’m already a runner, I’ll only take people’s money if I finish in the top ten.  That will require me, first, to finish both the training and the race. Marathons are reputedly different from any other kind of race. Rob de Castella, winner 1983 World Marathon Championships, said “If you feel bad at 10 miles, you’re in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you’re normal. If you don’t feel bad at 26 miles, you’re abnormal.”

    You can sponsor me by leaving a comment below or emailing me at stephenday19@gmail.com You can also follow my training progress online to see how (and where) I am going.

    Rotorua Marathon


    Hello Stephen

    I'm willing to sponsor you to race the Rotorua Marathon. If you finish among the top ten runners I'll donate this much money to UnionAID.

    [Your Name]
    [Your Email]
    [Your Address]
    [Sponsorship amount ($)]

    PLEDGE NOW
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    Money pledged so far = $819!

    People who have pledged to sponsor Stephen for the Rotorua Marathon:

    Latest pledges

    13. Ross Wilson Jan 16, 2012
    12. Peter Conway Jan 13, 2012
    11. Irena Brorens Jan 13, 2012
    10. Nicki wilford Jan 13, 2012
    9. Lee Cooper Jan 13, 2012
    8. Christine Ross Jan 13, 2012
    7. Nanette Cormack Jan 13, 2012
    6. Marian Cadman Jan 13, 2012
    5. Jo Scott Jan 13, 2012
    4. Cee Payne Jan 12, 2012
    3. Eileen Brown Jan 12, 2012
    2. Laila Harre Jan 12, 2012
    1. Helen Wilson Jan 12, 2012

    ​…and a few others who have contacted me anonymously by email.


    January 11th, 2012 | UnionAID | Comments Off |

About The Author

Unions Aotearoa International Development Trust (UnionAID) is a charitable trust established by the NZ Council of Trade Unions – Te Kauae Kaimahi to express its solidarity with partners in developing countries struggling to protect and promote the rights of workers and their families

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