Loch Ness Marathon
Emma Britnell - Loch Ness Marathon
www.justgiving.com/emmaslochnessmarathon
When we found out that Emma was going to be running the Loch Ness Marathon in October, we got in touch to ask her how her fundraising’s going and what’s driving her to take up this huge challenge.
Here’s what she has to say…
1) Did you find it easy to create a JustGiving page?
I found it very straightforward to set up my JustGiving page. It didn’t take very long, the site was simple to use and it’s quite easy for friends and family to access. I think the hardest part was to think of something to write in the description section.
2) How have you shared your JustGiving page with your friends and family?
I’ve created a Facebook page with a link to the site and the link is in my e-mail signature. I’ve got a few older relatives who aren’t technically minded so they’re donating the old fashioned sponsorship form way.
3) Have you been surprised at how much you have fundraised?
Unfortunately, not many people have made a donation yet which is disappointing. However, Macmillan Cancer Support has been announced as the charity of the year by my employer, Lloyds Pharmacy, so I’m hoping that when my boss makes his next scheduled visit to our store at the end of the month I can raise some further support through them.
We have a weekly newsletter that goes out to all the stores via the comapny intranet which should spread the word a bit. I’m also hoping he’ll let me order a fundraising poster direct from Macmillan that we can display in the pharmacy window.
4) What motivated you to run the Loch Ness Marathon and to fundraise?
I’ve always wanted to do a marathon and chose Loch Ness because my grandad loved Scotland and we went on numerous family holidays there when I was younger. I love the loch myself and am looking forward to going back there for the first time in years. Hopefully the scenery will be a bit more inspiring than an inner city race as well. This is my first marathon and I just felt that if I was going to do it I might as well do it for a good cause.
5) What will the money you have raised mean for your charity?
I chose Macmillan mainly because I felt it was the kind of charity that quite a few people would sponsor me for, it was just coincidece that it was chosen as the Lloyds Pharmacy charity. Hopefully any money I raise will be put towards supporting cancer patients and their families, it’s an incredibly hard time for people.
Thanks Emma - and good luck.
As there’s still over three months to go until the race (and JustGiving pages stay open for three months after the event too), there’s still lots of time to raise money.
If you’ve got any tips for Emma, or other fundraisers reading this, please share them by clicking on the comment link below.
Claire Harrison running the Loch Ness Marathon
www.justgiving.com/lochnessmarathon2009
Claire has already done the London Marathon this year but she didn’t want to stop there…
So she signed up for the Loch Ness Marathon to raise money for the RNLI.
Claire is running in memory of her cousin Brian Barkley who worked on the Miller Oil Platform and died on the 1st April 2009 in the helicopter crash coming back from the platform.
She says “Loch Ness is a hilly marathon and definitely will be a more challenging run and the RNLI were a key part in the search and rescue after the crash that I thought it would be a fitting tribute to Brian to run in his name and raise money for a charity that helped to bring him home.”
