Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Marathon Training: Signed up for Paris Half Marathon

---- Félicitations ! ---

Vous êtes inscrit(e), au Semi-Marathon de Paris du dimanche 2 mars 2008.

Inscription pour :
Nom : KUEH
Prénom : Jacqueline
Montant : 26.00 Euros
Dossard : 24480

Vous devez maintenant compléter votre inscription en envoyant votre certificat médical (ou copie de licence 2008) à A.S.O. Athlétisme - 2 rue Rouget de Lisle - TSA 61100 - 92137 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex.
N'oubliez pas de mentionner votre numéro de dossard.

En janvier, vous recevrez votre confirmation d'inscription indiquant la marche à suivre pour récupérer votre dossard, au Parc Floral de Paris.



You are now registered for the Paris Half-Marathon that will take place on Sunday, March 2nd, 2008.

Registration for :
Name : KUEH
First name : Jacqueline
Amount : 26.00 Euros
Bib number : 24480

You have to send your medical certificate to A.S.O. Athlétisme - 2 rue Rouget de Lisle - TSA 61100 - 92137 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex - France.
Don't forget to mention your bib number on this document.

In January, you will be receiving a registration confirmation with the necessary instructions on how to pick up your bib at the Parc Floral.

Flora London Marathon 2008 Ballot Results

I WON the ballot to run the 2008 Flora London Marathon next coming April 13! It is like winning the lottery, which has never happened in my life until now! First-timer luck, as how Sie Lau put it. Unfortunately, Lau didn't have much luck this time round.

The marathon organizer sent a paper acceptance form to congratulate those who won the ballot. My running number is # 014909.

This means I can raise fund for my own charity! Whatever support that I will be getting for this 42.2km pledge will go directly to this program.

Many of you would have know, for a year now, even though it was a great idea to use my 2007 resolution to run a full marathon as a medium to raise fund for my Sepilok volunteer program, journey has not been smooth or easy. First, I cant accept any corporate sponsorship for my volunteer program, which made it a lot harder to raise money. Then an alternative plan was to get on one of this big marathon race (higher recognition), raise enough for the cheapest charity (still a high £1700) and then subsequent fund would then go to my volunteer program. But most charities would not want me to run for them as they would want all the donations to go to their charities instead of sharing it with my charity.

But now, with this successful ballot entry to London Marathon 2008, all the proceeds can go to my Sepilok program! This translates to a step closer in reaching my £3,000 target (without airfare) and sooner to join the baby orang utans in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.

I cant be more happy! Elated is the word!

Well, just want to give you guys a head-up to look out for my charity social event(s) or emails leading to this marathon. Do come and support for my cause: Conservation of the Orang Utans in Borneo ya.

Now routine running would have so much more meaning. Wish me luck for my training!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Yet to get all the pictures ...

Unfortunately, my internet at home is down and the camerawomen have been busy travelling. Once my internet is up and Heidi and Novi pass me the photos, I've more photos up. Thanks Bonnie for your share of photos.