Archive for 2010

Kerry Burton: Triple Negative Diagnosis

Kerry joined the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Running Team in October 2009 when she bravely signed up for the 2010 Virgin London Marathon. Her inspiration was her recent fight with breast cancer.

Lucy and Christopher Clubbe go the extra mile!

Lucy and Christopher Clubbe have raised an astounding, £10,483.72 plus gift aid for Thames Hospicecare. Lucy and her family experienced first-hand how invaluable the care and support from Thames Hospicecare could be

Exclusive Majorca Training Camp

Exclusive ‘Majorca Training Camp’
Every April  Running Crazy take over the newly laid track and brand new facilities at their ‘Running Crazy’ Exclusive Training Camp in sunny Majorca. They are resident for the whole month and so therefore you can choose for how long you wish to join us. It can be as little as 1 day or [...]

Running4Women Windsor 8k

The Windsor 8k is a very popular women only affair which takes place on Saturday September 25th. It utilises the same facilities that the Windsor Half Marathon uses on the following day, starting and finishing on the Long Walk with Windsor Castle as a backdrop.
Please visit the event website: www.running4womenwindsor8k.com where you can find all the [...]

Windsor Half Marathon 2010

The 28th Windsor Half Marathon takes place on Sunday September 26th in the glorious setting of Windsor Great Park. All entries are now open and you can enter either online – here
or by downloading an entry form from the website here

Our Travel Partner

Running Crazy Ltd are well versed in arranging race packages for Registered Charities and this was the overiding benefit that Running4Charity took into consideration when choosing their Travel Partner.

Marathon Training – Where Should I Be Right Now?

This week your training should be significantly reduced. Volume and intensity should be low to allow your body to recover and re-fuel from all the hard work you have put in.

Marathon Training – Where Should I Be Right Now?

Part 4
2 weeks to go.
BodyTrain:
This is the start of your taper. Your long runs should be well behind you now and you should only run between 10-15 miles in your longest run 2 weeks out. This week you should aim to run 60% of your highest volume week, therefore reduce the volume but maintain some [...]

Marathon Training – Where Should I Be Right Now?

Part 3:
4 – 3 weeks to go.
BodyTrain:
Four weeks out from your marathon should be your last long run.  This is your confidence booster to prove you can do it!  After this your long runs should start to reduce in time.  4-3 weeks before the marathon is a good time to race.  This will help you [...]

Marathon Training – Where Should I Be Right Now?

This is probably the time which is the hardest mentally and physically. It’s during this phase that you really are putting the miles in the bank to get through the event. Your long runs will be getting well over the 2 hour mark and building towards running for 3 hours.

Marathon Training – Where Should I Be Right Now?

Training plans typically range from 18-16-12 weeks of pre race build up. Personally, I believe if you are already running consistently then 12 weeks out is plenty of time to get you in shape for race day.

Marketing Your Event

So, you’ve put loads of effort in and you’ve got your Charity place.
But do enough people know about it? Have you made it the topic of conversation at work? Have all of your friends cleared their diaries just so they can help you raise money for your chosen charity?

Simple Fundraising Ideas

For some races, if the charity provides you with the entry, you may be expected to raise as much as £2,000. While that is a major undertaking, it is certainly not impossible. Lots of people have done it before you and had fun in the process!

Just Giving

The most well known online fundraising site is Just Giving which was launched in 1993.

 
Here’s how it works:
Choose a charity, write a message, add a photo and your page is done!
Share your page with your friends by email, on Facebook or wherever you like. They can donate by credit or debit card, or through PayPal.
To [...]

Everyclick

Everyclick is a technology company that has created more ways to give to all 200,000 UK charities. Everyclick was voted Website of the Year 2008 and a Tech Media Top 100 company 2009.
Everyclick users can Give as you Live, make donations online, build fundraising pages and create fundraising groups.
Give as you Live lets you raise [...]

Bmycharity

How it works:
Using Bmycharity to raise money for charity through online events fundraising is quick, easy, free and fun. All you need to do is:

Register.
Set up your fundraising homepage.
Email your personal homepage link to friends worldwide.

Getting started:
Visit our homepage and enter the name of the charity you support in the top search box and we’ll [...]