My A-Team

This week was not eventful but lots happened which made it challenging but rewarding.
My A-Team consist of great support in the organisation of my training, social media support team, support runners and race day organiser.

Training and Life support team
I have the good fortune of having a very supportive virtual trainer in @piertown who creates and structures my training plan.
However Catherine, Evie and Fabian are my greatest support as they have to give up the most in order for me to successfully complete A.M.B.E.R. and still they support me in any way possible.
Catherine has managed to get the whole route broken into sections so that she can organise my checkpoints and cheering on points. She also drives me to and from races, training runs and makes sure she and the kids cheer me on en route. Together we have also designed the race shirt which will be worn by all runners and the support crew on the 14th of July.

I cannot thank my family enough for their great support as sometimes motivation gets low and training is hard but just then either Catherine or Evie will say or do something that would just keep me going and working this bit harder.

Social Media
Well on Facebook there are many people who help to share this story like The Drohan family, Mark Townson, Rob Ellis, Graham Blundell, Rob Shaw, Tim Nicholls and of course my amazing wife Catherine Stoermer.
On Twitter: Many people have shared my links but the following are the most prolific @TISJOU, @TIS_SI and @havelegswillrun
Thank you so much

Support Runners
This week four runners have confirmed their support and they are scheduled and organised by (yes you guessed it) Catherine.
The runners are:
Tim Nicholls
Mark Townson
Graham Blundell
Nikos Markis
all will run varying distances (choosen by them) at different sections to give me optimum support all thanks to Catherine.

Race Day
So on Race Day my wife is organising all the runners and all members of the extended support team. If you would like to be part of it please contact me and I will pass your details on to Catherine.

Training
I have managed 3 runs this week. 2 HM distances which concluded exploring my race route and a quick one hour run.

Fundraising news: 

          I got a very generous donation from Mattel (see photo below and description further down)

 and a great Voucher form Yummy Thai plus a lot of you dug deep and donated a lot. We are now so very close to reaching £1000 which is 66% of the total money I would like to raise...

www.virginmoneygiving.com/florianstoermer is the web address you can use to donate money towards The Amber Phillpott Trust.I have now all but finished my corporate fund raising approach so I can concentrate on my training.
All of the gifts  received so far will either be raffled off on the day or entered in a silent auction to help raise funds for The Amber Phillpott Trust, Helen&Douglas House hospice, Oxford children's hospital and Ronald House.
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase soon and I am more than happy to take your orders once I have all the details.

Available prizes at present are:


Yummy Thai (£20 voucher)
1 Barbie Doll
2 Disney princess dolls
2 WWF wrestling figures
1 Polly Pocket pack
1 Mr.Men toy
5 HotWheels car
2 cars from CARS
3 Buff goodies bag
1 Black Hobgoblin T-Shirt (Marstons)
1 White Pedigre T-Shirt (Marstons)
The Lamb  (£50 voucher)
The Bear inn (voucher for 2 people 2 course meal on a Sunday)
King Alfreds Head(2 bottles of Wine)
Cleggs pharmacy (A spa set)
Creative cookshop (aprons &bandanas for boys and girls and a children chocolate making set)
Headlines (voucher for one hair cut)
Snob & Lock (leather wallet)
Heart to Heart (memory box and scented candles)
Motoquip (car valet pack)
Photogenic (one sitting voucher)
Unami (sauces)
Cutting bar (voucher for one hair cut)
Berghaus Rucksack
Hall&Woodhouse £30 voucher
Kingsmill £5 voucher
Teapot clock
High School Musical dance mate games (times 2)
Segais design hair cut (its gone)
Little cuddly polar bear teddy's
2 Oxford United Tickets
Cushion from "Spring Lark" (its gone)
RC car
Black T-Shirts from Calsberg
Baby food (bowl, spoons, sachets, cuddly toy) from Hipp
Authenticated autographs (Sting, Badly drawn boy, Michael Owen)
Open ended standard return train tickets from FGW x 2
Roly's revived Men's hair cut
Grease Monkeys oil service and valet
4GB USB sticks (only 2 left)
golf balls
Frisbees
If you are interested in a raffle ticket then please email me at florianstoermer@gmail.com.

Online Total today:
£896 direct donations £145 this week Thank You
That is brilliant as we are close to £1000 but I would like to raise another £604 so please help to spread the word and donate what you can every penny helps!

Stats Zone:
Runs: 3
Distance covered this week: 33.74 miles 
Distance covered last month: 33.74 miles



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If you would like to raise money for  The Amber Phillpott Trust. and other charities supported by   The Yeah Baby Concert and to see me finish my 35 mile long Ultramarathon, then please come to the YeahBaby event in Abingdon Oxfordshire on the 14.07.2012 for a  free day of music, stalls, face painting etc... and/or donate via www.virginmoneygiving.com/florianstoermer