Winner takes all
By now, most people reading this blog will know that I’m in a desperate battle to win the most votes in the Pure Futures competition to find “inspirational kiwis”. At stake is a $10,000 prize. If I can win this I will donate the lot – all $10,000 – to the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation. [...]
100 days and counting….
Time sure does sneak up fast …. unbelievably there are just 100 days to go before I slip on my running shoes to tackle Day One of the 7in7 Challenge 2010 (The Twin Lakes Marathon). Ahead will lie 360kms of rough, tough trail running through stupendous southern lakes scenery and who knows what kind of weather [...]
A double boost
Two things have me smiling this morning: 1. We have just broken through the $10,000 fundraising barrier. With 36 support runners now set up with their own fundraising pages things are starting to tick along nicely. Just $140,000 to go to reach target! 2. The sun is shining, the rain has stopped and I have [...]
Ordinary people, extraordinary commitment
The energy that some people are putting into their fundraising is quite extraordinary. While eveybody’s efforts are hugely appreciated, today I wanted to highlight the contribution of 3 amazing women. First up, Emma Thompson – Emma is a long-time supporter of the 7in7 and despite the fact that she’s not running in the event (well, not [...]
Elaisa’s Story
Elaisa Chapman is another person whose participation in this year’s Challenge so truly represents what it’s all about. This Alexandra-based runner lost her father to Multiple Myeloma (a form of leukaemia) in 2000 and his good friend died of Lymphoma (another form of leukaemia) two years ago. Elaisa says “it is still saddening to remember what they [...]
Every journey begins with a single step
There’s a long, long way to go before we reach our $150,000 target for this year’s Challenge, but the fundraising has to start somewhere! We now have seven fundraising pages set up – mine and those of six support runners – and hey, we’ve raised $60! The latest to commit to the cause are Jo Wilson [...]
Your vote counts!
Steinlager Pure are running a novel campaign to find kiwis planning inspiring futures. I have made an entry – on the basis of the 7in7 Challenge – and require lots of votes in order to be in with a chance of scoring a big fat donation for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation. Could you PLEASE click here to register [...]
It’s been a while!
Where did the last 3 months go? I’m still looking back and savouring the many great highlights of the 7in7 Challenge, and reliving many as we start to edit together many hours of footage to make the definitive film. Once completed this will be taken on a nationwide tour so I am looking forward to [...]
Day three, some solid km's under my feet
Today was a day of highs and a few lows … the lack of sleep last night meant today was mentally tough, and the first couple of hours running in the pouring rain certainly didn’t help . The 51.9 km track of the Abel Tasman is deceiving – most think it is the easiest of [...]
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…..
5 days to go and the buzz is really building. Today I had my final massage, a meeting with the documentary team and then picked up our ever-so-cool Roadcraft Basejumpers and took them off for signwriting. In between all this I counted money… lots of it… the fundraising site has been running red hot so [...]
10……
The count down has commenced….. 10 days to go…. a good time to reflect on the hundreds of people who have helped make my rather crazy dream a reality. I can’t possibly single out everyone, but today I want to recognise the contribution of Grant Watson, co-owner of the Park Lodge, National Park. Grant was [...]
7in7 – it's the place to be seen!
We have just welcomed our 100th Friend of the Challenge – that’s 100 people, many of them previously strangers, who have kindly donated a total of $10,300 to the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation. Thanks to you all. But we still have a very long way to go to reach our $50,000 target. So please everybody, KEEP SPREADING THE [...]
Major milestone reached
Yeeha! With a small flurry of donations today our fundraising has cracked through the $10,000 barrier. Still a LONG way to go to reach the target of $50,000 but we WILL get there. THANKS to all who have helped us get this far. Cheers, Mal.
