2008 Edinburgh Marathon
A team of vets and managers from Biobest Laboratories took part in the Chevrolet Hairy Haggis Team Relay in the Edinburgh Marathon on 25th May. They completed the race in 4 hours 14 minutes!
“Cowboy Dave” Kay, the Cattle Health Scheme Manager, led members of the vet team at Biobest (Paul Burr, Susan Duthie and Kate Haig) through Edinburgh and along the coast of the Firth of Forth to raise funds for VETAID.
To date they have raised over £1000. David highlighted that it is still possible to support this worthwhile cause by donating at the following website: www.justgiving.com/biobest4vetaid.
If you are interested in taking part in next year’s event, please read on:
Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon, 31 May 2009
26.2 miles of inspiration - A beautiful coastline, an extinct volcano, a Royal Palace, a grandstand finish.
The Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon is the second largest full marathon in the UK. It is also one of the most beautiful, offering runners the ultimate personal challenge with a spectacularly scenic route, taking runners past many of Edinburgh’s famous landmarks and tourist attractions.
If you don't want to run the full 26.2 miles, you can get a team of four people together to take part in the Chevrolet Hairy Haggis Team Relay event. Each member of the team will run around a quarter of the marathon course.
The Chevrolet Hairy Haggis Relay Event
The Chevrolet Hairy Haggis Team Relay gives athletes of all abilities the opportunity to run along the same course as the Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon without having to run the 26.2 miles individually. Teams of four will run splitting the marathon distance between them.
The 2009 relay is open to charity runners only so it will be even more memorable for those taking part. Each team member shouldraise a minimum amount of sponsorship for VETAID. One of the main goals of the Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon is to provide a platform for runners to raise money for charity. With the fundraising target split four ways it should be easy to reach and you will have plenty of support and fundraising advice!
How to Enter
Entries for the 2009 Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon will open in September 2008. You can apply for a place online at www.edinburgh-marathon.com. We would love for you to join our team and run for VETAID and greatly appreciate the funds you will raise on our behalf. Please note, if you have secured your own place and wish to run for VETAID there will be no minimum amount of sponsorship required.
Charity Assured Places
If you are not successful in getting a place yourself, VETAID has a number of Charity Assured Places for the 2009 Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon. To run on one of these you must pledge to raise a minimum donation amount in sponsorship for VETAID. Please note you will also be required to make an initial donation to secure your place. Four person relay teams can also be allocated one Charity Assured Place (one CAP per team).
If you wish to apply for one of these places please contact Sophie on 0131 445 6244 or sophie@vetaid.org.
Support
We will be on hand to offer support and advice in terms of fundraising, providing you with as much assistance as is possible. Your fundraising pack will include sponsorship forms and some ideas to start you off, details of online sponsorship through www.justgiving.com, and a personalised running t-shirt.
The Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon website provides various training programmes for different levels of fitness. For advice on training please see www.edinburgh-marathon.com.