I have just run the London Marathon and would like to do another but cant possibly raise another large amount of sponsorship so soon, any ideas on how to get into a marathon without the commitment of fundraising? I would run for charity but not with a minimum sponsor level this time.
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You can just sign up and run the Chicago marathon without any fundraising.  Running for charity is optional in this race.
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Join track it is fun my mile times are only around 9:30, but I still enjoy.  Go ahead and do it, its a new experience.
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I don't have a really help ful answer for you, but I'm working as a fundraiser for different charities. So, your problem touched me instantly. I would suggest you to approach any major sponsors you may know -could be company or organisation /like, amnesty international or something like that.\nIf there are other schools with similar problems, why don't you coordinate altogether any fundraising events? Students can create things that can be sold..!\nAnother idea is to find a block on the net and through that you can make the general public aware-create a 'donate' link so someone can offer money....!\nWhen there's strong will and love for something, then changes can be achieved. I apologise for not being really help ful, but I all my positive energy and thought may be with you.\nFundraising is not easy but is all about good energy...good luck.
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Congratulations on being accepted!!!! i've been on these trips before and let me tell you, the fundraising, is gonna be tough. \n\ni didn't raise ALL of the cost, but i did raise enough spending money for like souveniers and stuff like that.\nas far as fundraising, you can try having a garage sale, which is what i did. \nand you can also make flyers and hand them out around your neighborhood asking people to donate things they don't want anymore, this stuff will go towards your yard sale. \nyou'll be surprised at the stuff some people will donate to you. \nand also on the flyer put that if they need any dish washing done, or if they need help with cleaning their garage, or ask them if they need their leaves raked or baby sitting. things that THEY don't have time to do, but that you'll do for pay. you know? stuff like that.\nyou'll be surprised at the calls you'll get from people. \nthere ARE kind and generous people out there who will try and help you out.\ni've been doing this and i'm trying to raise money as well and so far it's been working for me. well, raising money for another trip outside of p2p. \nif you also go on the p2p website, there are also other fundraising ideas you can do. \nyou can also contact the program office by telephone, and the website has the number to the program office and you call, and they'll send you a handbook on fundraising ideas as well. \nthe booklet is supposed to be free once your a p2p member. \ni hope it all works out for you. good luck.
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I would say your best bet is to approach a potential sponsor but have all the details of your team to hand results ages experience bikes and i mean everything the more details you have the more likely they are to sponsor you
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There's too many x-factors with a question like this to offer effective advice.  No idea how fast you are now, how healthy your present lifestyle is, what monetary resources you have to sink into this goal, etc etc.\n\nThat's especially true because 2:50 over 800 meters is a pretty fast time for a non-elite runner.
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If you are not a member you should not list it, as it has not been awarded to you without joining.  If you feel the need you can list your top 15%, but unless you joined the society you should not list it.  Say you are a really fast runner, and the track coach asks you a couple of times to run for the team, but you never do would you list "invited to join the track team" on your resume?  Same deal here.
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I like to run sometimes, but I have never ran a race or anything, but I'm trying to increase my distance.  What works for me is increasing it one minute each day.  It seems to work.
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Hi, That's what i ask myself all the time. here is what a few of  us do. A small group of us write RUNNING: then ask the question here in other sports. We answer eachothers stuff pretty regularly too, it's great. We also ask this question in the YAHOO ANSWERS category , hoping they will notice and add the category. Start doing this with us and you will get answers. it is just easier to find our running questions this way....
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You need to source companies that could or will benefit from sponsoring. You didn't say if it is for the event or a personnal sponsorship you are after. If it is for the event then that is a lot harder to get as major companies buget their sponsorship monies a year in advance. For a personnal deal I would look for small companies and try to get several of them to sponsor. You can even make a sponsor program that gives the sponsor different ways of sponsoring you.
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I always like to be under 48:00 on a 10K...this means I ran sub 8:00\nmiles.  Everyone is different.  Don't be discouraged no matter what your time.  Use that time as a barometer for your next race and try to beat it.  Keep track of your times and know your PR (personal record) for the various racing distances.  This gives you something to shoot for in each race.  Running a race and beating a PR is a terrific feeling.  You look at that watch and you feel like you won the race!!\n\nGood luck!!
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heck if it is thta far out //run some more races if you can..try to give yourself a realistic goal and a possible goal..like 33:30 for a rea;istic goal and under 30if you keep running and improving
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Think about who would WANT to sponsor you.  SOunds like your best bet at this point is to talk to the websites on which you won the tournaments.  Ask if they would be interested.  Those place always need promotion.
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You can't get in without having a qualifiying time in another race...sorry, you'll have to do a different one first
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YEP! They like the extra "show"......Just contact the director of the activities, or the place hosting the sport and make arrangements with them! You can usually find the info on the racing sites on who to contact. Better to call and actually speak with a person though, and make sure you take names!
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For the chicago marathon, all you have to do is sign up. (if seeding means being able to run it)  and they take everything down after six hours, thats all i can think of.
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Ask. Find a company that has some sort of connection to the sport or team. Think sponsorship as advertisment, you have to offer something to the compaany and it needs to show some sort of results. Lets say a company has the option of sponsoring your team or running a local radio commercial, you need to make your option a better option, have better results, etc...\n I have raced RC cars for a LOT of years and have been sponsored by several companies. When I get spnosored I try to think of myself as an employee of said company and my goal is to do whatever it takes to make the company money.\n One thing that DOES work is to start out small, look for local companies and ask if they will sponsoer you for a small discount on services or goods. Heck ask if you can use them as a sponsor even if they DON'T offer you anything. The more sponsors you can put down on a "resume" the better it will look to futre sponsors.\n I think the most important thing to do though is ASK, the worst they can say is no, and you never know who might say yes?