lost 4 stone and running a half marathon

leedootson
leedootson Posts: 38 Member
in Success Stories
hi all
well with the thanks of myfitnesspal i have managed to go from 16.5 stone at christmas down to 12.5 stone which has enabled me to become more active
with this in mind i have decided to run a half marathon on sep 29th in aid of dementia uk because my mum suffers from dementia i have set up a facebook event page and i am looking for people to show me support by joining the event
its not a turn up to event unless you want to run with me which is fineb and dont feel obligated to donate if you join the event
i have made it a public event so i am hopeing people are able to join it please let me know if the link works
https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/events/430658553652804/
or you can follow my progress on my just giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/lee-dootson
i will be running this in suffolk along the river lark or in thetford forest i need to work out the ruotes yet i want it to be all off road so if any one from the norfolk or suffolk area has any route sujestions please let me know also if you find me on the endomondo website you can follow my training ruotes and follow the run live
i have also updated my photo to show me and my boys and the lady i am running for their nanna my mum
thank you
lee

Replies

  • LittleMissRainey
    LittleMissRainey Posts: 440 Member
    Well done losing 4 stone! That's amazing.

    Good luck with the 1/2 marathon, it's a brilliant charity and I'm sure Mum is proud :)

    Keep up the good work!
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    now set up a face book page please click like and share
    thanks
    lee

    https://www.facebook.com/HalfMarathonForMum?skip_nax_wizard=true#!/HalfMarathonForMum
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    hi all
    please like my page
    https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/HalfMarathonForMum
    regards
    lee
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Huge congratulations on the weight loss and running. My own mother died with early-onset Alzheimer's and I ran the London Marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society in her memory. It's a huge motivator. Best of luck to you.
  • Chunk2206
    Chunk2206 Posts: 34
    You could try www.brandoncountrypark.co.uk in suffolk for a place to run. I've walked my dog there before and quite easily racked up 8 or 9 miles and not noticed. There's are numbered forest tracks so it would be easy to plan a route and It's only about 15mins from Thetford and there's a cafe there if people want to come and support but not run.

    It's all forest so you'd be sheltered if the weather was bad or really hot and sunny (haha not likely I know) and it's mostly quiet so you wouldn't have to play dodge the people.

    Good luck with your fundraising.
  • fat2fitdancody
    fat2fitdancody Posts: 259 Member
    Well done, I lost 4 stone too, but still have more to go.

    After a lot of deliberation I entered a 10k on Monday.

    Doing it for charity but I've not told anyone yet.

    Are you doing any other races or is the half marathon your first?
  • sabrajanebrown
    sabrajanebrown Posts: 23 Member
    Well done! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RUN!!!
  • KrisThomas1964
    KrisThomas1964 Posts: 150
    Well done and good luck

    If your after sponsorship
    Try a few retail shops like Asda or Tesco they do a lot of charity and other things for local community's .
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    hi
    its my first one im feeling confident and last weekend i done my personal best of 9 miles
    thanks for your support
    lee
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    You could try www.brandoncountrypark.co.uk in suffolk for a place to run. I've walked my dog there before and quite easily racked up 8 or 9 miles and not noticed. There's are numbered forest tracks so it would be easy to plan a route and It's only about 15mins from Thetford and there's a cafe there if people want to come and support but not run.

    It's all forest so you'd be sheltered if the weather was bad or really hot and sunny (haha not likely I know) and it's mostly quiet so you wouldn't have to play dodge the people.

    Good luck with your fundraising.

    thanks
    i love the forest i mainly run in mildenhall forest as its half a mile from my house and i have done a lot of walking at the high lodge centre i have been thinking of linking the 6 mile treak at brandon and the 6 miler at highlodge plus the distance between the 2 would give me my 13.1 miles
    at the moment i am leaning towards the river lark route between bury st edmunds and mildenhall as i could get droped of in bury and run home then at least i can be straight in the shower lol and the ruote according to the paperwork is 13 miles
    regards
    lee
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    well done to you to m8 good on ya
    and good luck monday let us all know how you get on
    regards
    lee
  • leedootson
    leedootson Posts: 38 Member
    if anyone is intrested you will be able to track my live and send messages of encoragement on the endomondo website
    regards
    lee

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