Lagging on the training!

I am trying to get back on track again. I am lagging behind on the training, as work and social life is piling up.

I still have the spirit and drive to do it, i just need more motivation.

Maybe I should seriously look into finding a running partner. I used to have Berlinda and after a while, I could run on my own. Maybe to get me back, I'll look for a partner.

No Luck with Rainforest Foundation too!

I wrote to Nick Tuchband this afternoon and an hour later, he rang me up! That was very prompt of him. Unfortunately, the rules of the NY marathon has changed this year, even small charities like Nick's have to pay a premium to have running packs too! This year all the race packs for NY marathon is held by this company Sports Tours, affiliation or subsidiary of Real Buzz.

I knew about this route, but was hoping for something else. Guess if I would like to run, I would have to commit to this.

Quoting Nick Tuchband :

Hi Ulugange,

Please find details of Sports Tours International. They have a variety of marathons and then you can raise money directly for your preferred cause. 0870 350 1106

I will add your name to our database for future events.

Kind regards
Nick

PS we have a 10K on 16 September so feel free to come along and run with us on that for fun

Nick Tuchband - Events & Marketing Manager
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The Rainforest Foundation
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7485 0193
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From: Ulugange [mailto:xxx@ucl.ac.uk]
Sent: 27 March 2007 15:22
To: Nick Tuchband
Subject: running in New York maraton 2007



Hey Nick

I was wondering if there is still any available place to run for your charity organization.

I have a unique case there. Initially I was hoping to run for this volunteering program: Sepilok Orang Utan Conservatory Program (Sept 2008) in New York Marathon 2007. It is my 2007 personal resolution to run and complete a marathon. Unfortuntely, it proved to be tough due to the entry requirement to the race. So far I have yet to find any possible avenue of getting on the race, unless I pay for my own race pack and travel (£900). I thought maybe these fund (which I am going to raise anyway) can be rasied for better use for organizations like yours (I know it would be more than £900), but with the hopeful condition that you allow the remaining fund raised out of the mininum fund would go to my volunteering fund (which 78%-80% of the £2,800 is for the conservation of orphan Orang Utan in Sabah, remaining 20% is for my food and logging in the sanctuary).

I hope that you and your organization would be able to explore this option with me. I would be more than happy to pay you a visit or have a chat on the phone to further discuss how we can go about this. It is my sincere wish that as little as a young earnest person like me can do, I hope that it would still somewhat contribute to the betterment of the rainforest conservation, in particular the orang utan rehabilitation.

Just a quick question, how much is the mininum fund that I need to raise for Rainforest Foundation for the participantion to be paid for?

Certainly hope to hear from you soon,
Ulugange

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Ulugange
MPhil/PhD Student
Institute of Neurology
University College London
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG

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Reply for Change of Date for Placement

So I got the reply from Travellers.com about the change. Unfortuately, they have a £15 charge to any date alteration. (Damn it! I should have thought of it earlier!)

The dates they have for around the period I want to go in 2009 are (these dates haven’t been confirmed yet and may change slightly):

16th January 2009 - 8th March 2009

20th March 2009- 17th May 2009

I need to let them know asap. I have not decided yet, so I'll only reply on next Monday.

MBU Week 5 :(

I have not been training at all for this MBU Week 5. I'll get back to it tomorrw.

By MBU Week 6, I need to clock 18 miles per week. It is done over the spread of 5 days now, instead of 4 days, starting this Sun.

Sun 6 miles
Tues 3 miles
Wed 3 miles
Thurs 3 miles
Sat 3 miles

Man I can't slack anymore. My new house is just taking a lot of my time, I need to getting it sorted soon so that I can get back on track again.

Change of placement date to early 2009

I have just wrote to Vicky from Travellers.co.uk to change my placement date with Sepilok.

I figured I would like to get an internship at any biotech companies, or consultancies or even banks (someone was urging me to try that as well!) during summer next year. So being away from June to August and then September to November would be too strain on the project. I thought I would spread then out.

Let's see what she say! Wish me luck!