Christina is only HALF crazy – 13.1 miles for BirdLife Cyprus

Fundraising campaign by Christina Ieronymidou
  • €1,215.00
    raised of €1,000.00 goal goal
121% Funded
53 Donors
Raised offline: €160.00
Total: €1,375.00
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A year ago I was a self-confessed non-runner, but in a moment of madness, I agreed to take part in Toughest, an obstacle course race I can only describe as full-on Viking-level nuts (it was awesome, in case you're wondering). In preparation for the event, I had to learn to run, at least a little bit. So I managed to complete a couch-to-5k programme. Let's just say it wasn't pretty.

Having moved to Cyprus a few months ago and finding that my fitness schedule wasn't quite settling into anything approaching acceptable, I figured I'd set another goal. So, this March, I will be running the Limassol Half-Marathon!

To mark the occasion and make sure this latest lapse in sanity is not in vain, I am raising money for BirdLife Cyprus. The money will go towards the important work that we do for the conservation of birds and nature on this gorgeous island of ours!

So, if you're looking for a good deed, care about nature, or are just tickled by the thought of me trying to convince my legs and lungs that endurance running really isn't that bad, then please donate!

Euxaristo,

Christina


UPDATE 1: The crazy seems to be contagious! I've lured a few of my colleagues and friends to join me in a second challenge: Dorians Challenge, a coastal obstacle course race in April! 5km. 20 obstacles. Salt water. Madness.

UPDATE 2: It's official: I survived my first ever Half-marathon! In 02:05:51. Thank you SO much to all of you who sponsored me! We've surpassed the arbitrary target I set for fundraising - woohoo - so let's raise even more! If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, don't worry, I've extended to fundraiser so you can still do so.

Rewards

As a thank you for donating, I will send you a birdy pin badge of your choice. This effectively increases your donation by €2 at no extra cost to you. You can view the pin badge catalogue on the BirdLife Cyprus website: http://birdlifecyprus.org/eshop

17 Backers

Organizer

  • Christina Ieronymidou
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  • Campaign Owner

Donors

  • gary prescott
  • Donated on Mar 30, 2017
  • You are such an inspirational person and it is my pleasure to donate to this fantastic and sadly so necessary cause. All the very best to you, the people of Cyprus and of course to the birds. x

€20.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 29, 2017
  • Well done! Great effort. Greg

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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 26, 2017
  • Bravo Christina! And sorry to have taken so long to do this, after our fun evening chez Nigel.

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Mar 20

It happened! In 02:05:51

Update posted by Christina Ieronymidou at 06:31 am

It's official: I survived my first ever Half-marathon! It was slow, but a better than average pace for me and 'the wall' didn't hit me too hard. I even got some nice little boosts to help me along, including an auspicious Hoopoe fly-by.Thank you SO much to all of you. . . . .

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Mar 10

The crazy seems to be contagious!

Update posted by Christina Ieronymidou at 08:25 am

With the half-marathon in sight, I've lured a few of my colleagues and friends to join me in a second challenge: Dorians Challenge, a coastal obstacle course race in April!5km. 20 obstacles. Salt water. Madness.

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Mar 05

Two weeks to go!

Update posted by Christina Ieronymidou at 03:45 pm

I'll be collecting my race pack in the next few days! Exciting! Training has been going fairly well. I've been putting in the miles, at home and abroad while on work trips, with no major issues or injuries - touch wood. Today I ran my longest training run before the. . . . .

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Donors & Comments

53 donors
  • gary prescott
  • Donated on Mar 30, 2017
  • You are such an inspirational person and it is my pleasure to donate to this fantastic and sadly so necessary cause. All the very best to you, the people of Cyprus and of course to the birds. x

€20.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 29, 2017
  • Well done! Great effort. Greg

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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 26, 2017
  • Bravo Christina! And sorry to have taken so long to do this, after our fun evening chez Nigel.

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  • Caroline M Pridham
  • Donated on Mar 21, 2017
  • Hi Christina You are a complete star so glad to be able to support you & BirdLife Cyprus in a small way! You are all doing such brilliant work😊 C Xxx

€25.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 21, 2017
  • Well done! Are you converted now? :)

€10.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 20, 2017
  • Go girl! Bravo so proud!!!! xxx

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  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 20, 2017
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  • Calliopi Nicolaidou
  • Donated on Mar 20, 2017
€50.00
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Mar 19, 2017
  • Well done Christina from Chris&Annie

€40.00
  • Stephanie Pandit
  • Donated on Mar 19, 2017
  • Great achievement Christina! Full marathon next time?! 😉xxxx

€40.00
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€1,215.00
raised of €1,000.00 goal
121% Funded
53 Donors
Raised offline: €160.00
Total: €1,375.00