North Pole Madness
Page Creator: GARETH HUGHES
Event: North Pole Marathon 2006 - North Pole Camp , Russian Federation
Event Starts: Apr 8, 2006
Training buddies: Chris Jonns, Peter McGarry, James Sams
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ONLY 26.2 TO GO!
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Description: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, composed of Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, is dedicated to excellence in the prevention,...
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So far we have raised: $31,555.20
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 On April 8th, Chris Jonns, Gareth Hughes, James Sams and Peter McGarry will be running/snowshoeing/walking maybe even crawling the 2nd official North Pole marathon. Yes, that is not a mis-print there is actually a marathon of 26.2 miles at 90 latitude on ice in the company of polar bears (penguins live at the south pole) and not alot else.

Perhaps we're crazy, and despite injuries to most of the team, we now feel physically capable of completing the race and are prepared to go through whatever nature throws at us. A typical day at the Pole will include -25 degrees ceclius (-13F) weather brought to around -40 (-40F) with wind chill - potential snow drifts, ice flows breaking apart and the constant threat of Polar Bears!

The main reason that the 4 of us are putting ourselves through this madness is to find some really good looking norwegians to kidnap on our way back from the pole! In all seriousness we are attempting to raise as much money as possible for the following cancer charities, the Sloane Kettering Memorial Cancer Center and UK Cancer research.

Team member Chris Jonns tragically lost his father Allan last year to this nasty disease and one of our good friend's sister Christina Prestia is currently fighting breast cancer and being treated by Sloan Kettering. Im sure each and everyone of us knows someone directly who has been affected by this terrible illness and we feel by giving back a bit we can all help in the funding of research to find a cure for a disease that is responsible for so many deaths.

For USD contributions you can either donate on line at this website or make a check payable to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. For GBP contributions you can donate online at www.justgiving.com/np2006, or just give the team cash!

Last year we raised 2,346 pounds and 1,750 dollars when the race was cancelled weeks before we were due to run it.

Thanking you in advance - Chris, Gareth, James & Peter.  (aka Jonnsie, the Wizard, Samsie and Ted)

Thank you for visiting my Personal Fundraising Page. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to make a contribution to my fundraising efforts. Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

Online Sponsors to date:
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
marcel 5/5/2006 $250.00 well done on the run and the fundraising 
Oscar Huettner 5/2/2006 $100.00 Congratulaions 
mario 4/18/2006 $50.00  
Hidden 4/18/2006 $100.00  
peter rezos 4/18/2006 $100.00 great job guys for a great cause!!!!! 
wavey 4/18/2006 $100.00 well done shagger  
michael Gallagher 4/18/2006 $100.00  
Eric Beckwith 4/17/2006 $250.00  
Martin & Stacy 4/14/2006 $250.00 GOOD SKILLS! 
Liz 4/13/2006 $250.00 This is a great cause 
spjones123 4/13/2006 $100.00 gareth's ex girlfriend was hot 
BLoughlin 4/12/2006 $100.00 who's white fur coat is that in the closet... 
bruce reid 4/10/2006 $500.00  
scott horton 4/6/2006 $100.00 keep fighting 
Bob Alter 4/5/2006 $100.00 Best of luck Gareth. 
jlobley 4/4/2006 $100.00 crazy mofo - just come back alive 
Bob Berger 4/3/2006 $500.00 POKE IT! 
Russ Smith 4/3/2006 $250.00 When it comes to bears, second slowest is good enough 
Reenie 4/3/2006 $100.00 Good Luck Chris!!! XOXO 
Greg Hart 4/3/2006 $100.00 Good Luck Gareth - this is really an amazing thing! 
robb thomson 4/3/2006 $1,000.00  
Andrew White 4/3/2006 $25.00 I hope the weather is good 
Maureen O'Connor 4/3/2006 $50.00  
PJSchelpf 4/3/2006 $25.00 Good Luck! Keep the buns warm! 
Jane Mella 4/3/2006 $100.00  
Nick T 4/2/2006 $450.00 Good Luck 
Michael Speranza 4/1/2006 $100.00 Gareth, Good luck. See you at NYC in November 
MAT 3/31/2006 $69.00 Each minute under 5hr earns you $5 Garth 
peter butkiewicz 3/31/2006 $500.00 just keep your legs moving.. 
Brian Hayes 3/31/2006 $100.00 +$5 for each minute under 6 hours 
richard chinnici 3/31/2006 $50.00 good luck 
jake 3/31/2006 $50.00 best of luck!! 
derek rodberg 3/31/2006 $500.00 good luck  
jl 3/31/2006 $500.00  
SRB 3/31/2006 $1,000.00 Good Luck guys!!  
shreds 3/31/2006 $250.00 a long way to go for a cold beer! 
Michael Yarian 3/31/2006 $250.00 Off if you dont all finish 
michael secretan 3/31/2006 $250.00 all the best me wuns 
Mark Noble 3/31/2006 $50.00 This has to impress the ladies, good luck ! 
Diane Young 3/31/2006 $50.00 North Pole will never be same ! 
Kimberly 3/31/2006 $50.00 GOOD LUCK GARETH & CHRIS! xo  
hidden 3/31/2006 $50.00  
mimi duff 3/31/2006 $100.00 Good Luck! 
john connor 3/30/2006 $250.00 good luck! 
Regis 3/30/2006 $250.00 pics of penguins too please!!!!!!!!!! 
Sinem 3/30/2006 $100.00 great cause good luck!! 
noneck and the little necks 3/30/2006 $250.00 add to my donation what u owe me squash king...NOT 
Milty 3/30/2006 $500.00  
Cormac Walsh 3/30/2006 $25.00 IF you survive I'll buy you a beer!  
Billy C 3/30/2006 $250.00 good luck... 
Anna Lin 3/30/2006 $250.00 Great cause! Have a good run! 
rob valinoti 3/30/2006 $500.00  
Don Lee 3/30/2006 $50.00 If you don't run this year I get a toe.... 
Tony Liu 3/30/2006 $100.00  
MacKillop 3/30/2006 $250.00  
jim shand 3/29/2006 $500.00  
Brian Mc 3/29/2006 $25.00 I'm disappointed about the penguins 
Peggy 3/29/2006 $25.00  
MB 3/29/2006 $500.00  
Michael Smith 3/29/2006 $100.00 Some people will go to real extremes not to run in shorts! Best of luck!! 
James Gray 3/29/2006 $25.00 Wish I was there. 
harry harrison 3/29/2006 $1,000.00  
Jeff Schwartz 3/29/2006 $25.00 Good Luck Gareth! 
Kashif Zafar 3/29/2006 $100.00 Good luck Gareth and team!  
Roxy 3/29/2006 $25.00 For a Great Cause! 
Will 3/29/2006 $250.00 good luck guys 
Peter Urbanc 3/29/2006 $100.00 Go for it!!! 
S Byrne 3/29/2006 $200.00 Good luck Gareth 
Ralph Segreti 3/29/2006 $200.00 This is the craziest thing I've ever heard!! Goodluck! 
Bill Lent 3/29/2006 $100.00 Good Luck! 
paulciampa 3/29/2006 $25.00 good luck 
Dylan Roy 3/29/2006 $100.00 in case of polar bear attack, coat yourself in marmite 
Bill Martinez 3/29/2006 $50.00 Good Luck! 
anil 3/29/2006 $250.00  
jerald irving 3/29/2006 $526.20 go gareth  
dlin 3/28/2006 $500.00  
Gary Savarese 3/28/2006 $25.00 Can you bring some of the Norwegians back to NY? 
WILLY 3/28/2006 $150.00 Good luck boyz, ur gonna need it 
Eric 3/28/2006 $200.00 Good luck Chris 
hidden 3/27/2006 $500.00  
Angie 3/27/2006 $100.00 Good Luck....keep fighting Christina 
Sandro 3/24/2006 $100.00 Forza Christina!!! 
philly cheese 3/24/2006 $500.00  
sam 3/24/2006 $50.00 good luck boys 
Marcus Carvalho 3/24/2006 $100.00 Jonns fill your bottles with water not scotch!!! Good luck mon! 
Cam Gilbert 3/24/2006 $50.00  
dmb 3/24/2006 $2,000.00 best of luck. i short jonns at 14mi... an addition $100 donation per mile 
david kim 3/22/2006 $250.00 good luck peter! 
* Total raised online: $20,495.20
Amount raised offline: $11,060.00
Grand Total: $31,555.20
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