My Activity Tracking
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My target 31 mi
I’m taking on the Mayday Mile challenge to support RNLI volunteers
I've been volunteering - onshore - for around three and a half years. I joined our incredible local crew here in Aberdeen when I was looking for a voluntary commitment that took up 'less' of my time (I don't know what I was thinking, given the crew is on call 24/7, 365), but I love it.
Coming into this, you hear 'every crew is a family' and I don't know if I had really understood what that meant. But, they are. It's an incredibly special and unique environment that you don't necessarily see from the outside.
On call 24/7, 365 days a year, RNLI crews are all volunteers, who give up their time to save lives at sea. Most importantly, the RNLI is a charity, not a government agency, which means that it relies on donations and fundraising.
To put that into perspective, without donations, there is no one to save lives at sea (and the RNLI has saved thousands of lives). Without fundraising, if you find yourself in trouble on the water, there's no one to help you. The work these volunteers do is outstanding. You only have to read the news centre or follow the RNLI online to see the scale of the support they're offering around the UK and Ireland.
So this year I've decided to not only give my time, but also raise a bit of money for this wonderful bunch. The upside for me? It forces me to do some form of exercise.
Now, walking a mile a day isn't a challenge for me, thanks to the daily dog walk. So, instead of walking my mile, I'm going to attempt to run it (don't worry, that made me laugh too).
I'm not a runner, so to add stakes in the game and hopefully force me to do it, if I don't run my mile, I'm committing to walking 5 miles that day. Surely that will force me to get my trainers on, right?
Run = 1 miles
Walk = 5 miles
Help me to raise funds for the RNLI. Will you sponsor my RNLI Mayday Mile challenge and support our crew?
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My Achievements
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Self donated
Reached 25% of fundraising target
Reached 50% of fundraising target
Reached 75% of fundraising target
Reached 100% of fundraising target
Added a Blog Post
Shared fundraising page
Reached 25% of distance target
Reached 50% of distance target
Reached 75% of distance target
Reached 100% of distance target
My Updates
Day 30 (second update) - I officially hit my final and only goal I had left for the month… I’ve ran over the equivalent of a marathon!!!! 😭🙌🏻
Thursday 30th May
Day 30 - penultimate run for this month! (It was an early one today before a busy office day and nail appointment)
Thursday 30th May
Day 29 - lunch time run and day two of my 5k plan, so a longer run but included interval walks
Thursday 30th May
Day 23 - today, I added a pressure bandage and it definitely helped!
Friday 24th May
Day 22 - my slowest run of the entire month. I walked probably about a third of this.
Friday 24th May
Day 21 - having been able to get through so many of these now without stopping, I’m struggling now.
Friday 24th May
Day 20 - back on it for a slow run tonight (although still quicker than the first few days!) because the knee is really niggling.
Monday 20th May
Day 19 and the hangover won. The first - and only - day this month that I’m not getting my 1 mile run or 5 mile walk in.
Monday 20th May
Day 18 - following a nice 5 mile walk in the morning. Mile run done in my fastest time yet 🙌🏻
Monday 20th May
Day 16 - I did a round trip to Glasgow, so spend 6 hours on the train, and the rest of the day at an event, so I balanced out the activity. But by the time I got home at 8pm, after leaving the house at 6:30am, I was so ready for bed.
Friday 17th May
Day 15 - no run on Wednesday. I had quite a bit of pain in my knee and was heading to Glasgow the next day to spend the day on my feet so wanted to give it a rest. 5 miles completed!
Friday 17th May
Day 13 - this was a tough one.
Friday 17th May
Day 6 - no run today due to a little procedure 💉 so today was all about walking! 5 miles + ticked off before dinner.
Monday 6th May
Day five - after a night out last night I was dreading this one. But it got done!
Sunday 5th May
Thank you to my Sponsors
£61.48
Uncle Steve
£50
Lorraine
Good luck Lorraine Martin & Titch x
£31.80
Astrid French
Absolutely love this - well done you!!
£31.80
Daune Kirkpatrick
£26.50
June Gordon
I hope someone is going to video Jamee running 😂. Best of luck.
£21.20
Ellie Jackson
You’ll smash it!
£21.20
Charlie
Well done!!!
£21.20
Anonymous
Best of Luck.....
£21.20
Bec
Well done and thank you!
£20.80
Kathryn Mackenzie
Great cause, Jamee, I'm really happy to donate and not do any running! Good luck!
£20
Megs, Chris, Brody And Mia X
As long as the mile is to run for Prego, I'm in 😉 you'll smash this!
£20
Nikki Duncan
So proud of you Jamee, you have absolutely smashed it!! 🏃🏻♀️🫶🏼 xx
£10
Chantelle Mcpherson
Well done girl! You got this!! 💪🏻😍
£10
Anonymous
£10
Nicole
Well done you!!! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️⭐️
£5.30
Marilyn David
£5.30
Wilma Milne ..
Well done Jamee
You can do it Jamee