URGENT: SAINSBURY'S UPDATE + BOOT CAMP !!!

Urgent Amendment: Sainsbury's (Weedon Road) WILL now be matching 'pound for pound' all money raised by ALL Team Lowdown runners & walkers BUT you must get your money paid on JustGiving or deliver cash or cheque to The Lowdown by Friday 22nd October - don't delay - get collecting today! Any questions please speak to Dawn or Ellie on (01604) 634385.

Breaking News: Physical PT's "BOOT CAMP" is back!!! Starting this Sunday (17/10) at 11am on 'The Hill' in Abington Park. The first 'taster' session is FREE & subsequent sessions are very reasonably priced - Contact Anthony on (07878) 696894 for details...

SPONSORSHIP MONIES & POST-RUN '10 UPDATE

Well done everyone - we had an amazing Team Lowdown performance & attendance on the day (half of our team are pictured above). You all did brilliantly & now the focus is on getting all sponsorship monies in before 31/10/10. Once collected, you can either send direct to The Lowdown or place a bulk donation (remembering to select Gift Aid) on the Team Lowdown JustGiving Page > HERE... Any questions contact The Lowdown on (01604) 634385.



We have approached The Run'10 organisers & asked them to consider us as one of their Partner Charities (which would gain us extra publicity & runners in 2011) & we hope to have this confirmed during November 2010. Here are a few comments we've received from them so far:

"A massive well done to all your team for your achievements on the day. It was inspiring to see how much effort you've all put into both raising the team & training and preparation. It's a blueprint for how any organisation, charity or group could use the event to both challenge themselves, raise their profile and raise some cash at the same time... As far as we're concerned the other charities could learn a lot from what you done and we will certainly be putting a strong case forward to have you onboard as a partner charity next year. So well done to all concerned" (Northants Sport)
 

More Updates & Team Lowdown photo slideshow coming soon!

TEAM LOWDOWN - The Run '10 Final Results

Well done everyone... fantastic turnout & we shone with the power of Team Lowdown despite the rainy weather!

Sorry for the following errors: 5K missing name - 401 - Judith 1:15:15; 10K missing name - 1390 - Victoria 1:34:21*; Apologies missing name - Henry Claridge.

TEAM LOWDOWN @ RUN’10 - FINAL UPDATE!

TEAM LOWDOWN @ THE RUN'10 - THE FINAL UPDATE

Hi Everyone!

Here is the absolute final update before Sunday's big event. If anyone has any last minute questions please contact Richard on (07727) 648779 after 1pm (Sat) - Thanks!

SAINSBURY'S SUPPORT: Sainsbury's (Weedon Road) will be MATCHING POUND FOR POUND all monies collectively raised by Team Lowdown... eg. If you raise £50, they will match that with another £50 = £100 total - Thank You Sainsbury's !!!

RUN PACKS: All should have now received. If you have NOT received by Saturday midday, then we recommend you collect a new race pack from Sixfields on Saturday between 3pm - 5pm. If you're unable get to Sixfields on Saturday, then it's possible to collect a replacement race pack on Sunday from the Enquiries tent - but please expect long delays on race morning.

WEATHER & CLOTHING: Forecast 15˚C with slight chance of light rain - hopefully will hold off until 1230… Organizers suggest people wear old t-shirts whilst waiting to start then discard these at start line (they will clear them up). Alternatively we will have The Lowdown van close by so jackets could be left there? There is also bag storage & changing/wash facilities at Sixfields Stadium. We would love to have The Lowdown shirts visible as you are running so worth considering a long sleeve t-shirt beneath?

WARM-UP, GROUP PHOTOS & T-SHIRTS: We hope as many people as possible will join the warm-up with Coach Anthony at Sainsbury's (Weedon Rd) 8.45am prompt. FREE Parking is available at Sainsbury's for Team Lowdown & Matt will have cards to display on dashboards. When you enter the car park, head straight to the bottom and try and park in the lanes along the wall or opposite that if possible. T-Shirts will be available here & also at The Lowdown stand in the Community Marquee (near Start line). Sainsbury's will provide water & a cereal/energy bar to our participants.

RUNNING TAGS: The tags that 5k & 10k runners & walkers fix to their shoes MUST be put in the designated collection bins afterwards or you may be asked to pay for these by the run organizers.

AFTER EVENT: We have an area reserved for Team Lowdown + friends/family inside The Hungry Horse @ Sixfields for 40+ people from 12.30-4pm - please pop along for a bite to eat & drink after if you can (own expense)… they even do Sunday Lunch 2 for £10/£12 deals !!!

FUNDRAISING & SPONSORSHIP: We know that it can be difficult to ask for sponsorship but we hope to raise at least £2,100 (to celebrate The Lowdown's 21^st Anniversary) so any final efforts you can make over the next 48hours could make a huge difference. If you get a chance to let Dawn or Kim in the Community Marquee know how much you've raised / had pledged it would be greatly appreciated so we can announce an approximate figure on the day.

Good Luck Everyone - See You On Sunday!