Tricia McCarthy - 1,000 miles in 50 days Event:
Date: 01-10-2010



Tricia McCarthy

So far I have raised:
€13,025.00

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Money raised off-line: €7,625.00
Money raised on-line: €5,400.00

My Personal Message

Hi,

Thank you for visiting the Tricia McCarthy breast cancer fundraising page. All funds raised from this are donated to National Breast Cancer Research Institute.

In 2007, my sister Tricia at 27 years of age, was diagnosed with breast cancer. For three years, she fought a courageous battle against the cancer. Many a time, she was close to death’s door but she always managed to pull through. Despite all the hardships she went through, including long chemo treatments and a mastectomy, she always managed to remain upbeat. Sadly on the 8th of February, 2010, she passed away.

Although it is too late for Tricia, I feel that I had to do something to prevent this happening to other families. So, from the 13th of August to the 1st of October, I'm ran over a thousand miles in fifty days (twenty miles a day) for charity. The money raised from is being donated to the National Breast Cancer Research Institute where it will be used in the fight against breast cancer.

You can find out how the run is progressing by visiting - http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=145659082124810

To see how many miles I ran, please visit - http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikeplus/en_US/plus/#//challenges/detail/274836489/

Thank you in advance for your generosity in supporting this worthwhile fund which will be of benefit to others.

Brendan McCarthy

Please read a few words about the NBCRI. You can donate using the "sponsor me now" button below via credit or debit card. You can be assured that your transaction on the mycharity.ie website is very secure. You will automatically receive an e-mail from me thanking you for your support, and acknowledging the amount of your donation. Any donation no matter how small is hugely appreciated.

About my charity

Breast Cancer Research ( NBCRI ) National Breast Cancer Research Institute
The key objective of the NBCRI is to conduct relevant, ethical research into the biology of breast cancer to determine the cause of this disease and improve the treatment for patients. The NBCRI also works to raise awareness of breast cancer and fundraise to provide improved breast cancer services for women throughout Ireland.

Under the directorship of Professor Michael Kerin and his team, the research work of the NBCRI is now recognised internationally and we collaborate with a number of  research facilities throughout the world. The NBCRI team have recently made a world class research breakthrough and we hope that within a few years a simple blood test will be capable of detecting breast cancer. Your support will assist us to continue our valuable work and progress this exciting research.

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My Online Sponsors to Date

Name Date Type Amount Comment
Anonymous 16-11-2010 Donation €33.77 Over the line!
Anonymous 14-11-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Richard Meade 04-11-2010 Donation €100.00 Congratulations on a fantastic achievement for a very worthy cause
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan Fair play to you
Katie Roche 13-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Brilliant achievement.....can imagine your sister would be so so proud.....
Conor O'Kane 07-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done, sorry for late donation!
deborah roche 03-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done.
Teresa Murphy 03-10-2010 Donation €30.00 Brendan.Tricia is so so proud of you,Teresa Schill
Linda Fennelly 03-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Suzanne O'Donovan 02-10-2010 Donation €50.00 It's a great thing what you're doing in your sister's memory and for a great cause - well done!
Anonymous 02-10-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done Brendan - inspiring!
Ann Boyce 01-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Pamela Kilcoyne 01-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done!
Niall Allen 01-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done Brendan! Keep on Running.
Grainne Stephenson 30-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Will be thinking of you tomorrow as you reach your goal.Well done
Anonymous 30-09-2010 Donation €20.00 I missed ur sis Triona in Hse of Fraser last week so donating the price of 2 tickets to u instead!
Lisa Hallinan 30-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Sorry I can't be there in person! Lxx
BonnieJane Hyland 30-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Amazing achievement. Good luck for the last run :)
josephine McCarthy 30-09-2010 Donation €100.00 Congratulations and well done Brendan
Jane Hurley 30-09-2010 Donation €20.00 It's a wonderful thing u r doing. As a breast cancer survivor, I appreciate the value of the cause.
Norma Roche 30-09-2010 Donation €40.00 a very worthy cause- an amazing way to honour your sister- best of luck.
Anonymous 30-09-2010 Donation €20.00 A truly worthy cause.
Adele Hegarty 29-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan, what a fantastic effort you made for cancer research. Tricia would be so proud
Anna Shelswell-White 29-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Well done Brendan!
Cathy O Callaghan 29-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan
Jeanette Levis 29-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Amazing.... Well done!!
Elaine Healy 28-09-2010 Donation €30.00 Seeing as you finish on my 30th birthday here's 30 euro to get you to your target. Well done Brendan
Elaine Cosgrove 28-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Wonderful! Best of luck Brendan - High Five! :)
Sarah McCarthy 28-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Brendan.....nearly there now......Love from Sarah, Paddy & Neil McCarthy, Skibb
Anonymous 28-09-2010 Donation €50.00 With thanks from a breast cancer surviver.
Anonymous 28-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Because I'm proud of you.
Rowan Massey 28-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Brendan, great cause and achievement.
Anonymous 27-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Shane Ryan 27-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan!
Linna Zhao 27-09-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done Brennan. The best of luck!
Elaine Hickey 26-09-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done Brendan almost there hope you reach your fundraising target
Denise Whelan 24-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well Done Brendan
brian cullen 24-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Hi Bren, great cause best of luck, Brian & Beth and the boys.
Mary Flaherty 24-09-2010 Donation €100.00 Brendan you are fantastic for doing this
Sandra Broderick 23-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan, very worthy cause
Declan Connolly 23-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan.
Angela O'Driscoll 23-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan.
Garry O Callaghan 23-09-2010 Donation €40.00 Best of luck!!1
Anonymous 22-09-2010 Donation €30.00 Best of luck - Diane Fleming (Sage)
Jim Coyle 21-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck Brendan
Anonymous 21-09-2010 Donation €23.23 From Revo - ST
Anonymous 21-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Best of luck from Bridie Boyce!!
Claire Doyle 21-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Brendan, great achievement
Simon Byrne 21-09-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of luck Brendan, unreal accomplishment!
Anonymous 21-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Brendan. It's such a worthy cause.
Darren Nugent 18-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Great Job Brendan! Keep up the good work! Catherine & Darren Nugent
Pam O'Donoghue 17-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Terence Smith 17-09-2010 Donation €30.00 Keep on running, good luck
Anonymous 16-09-2010 Donation €200.00 -
Johnny Lynch 15-09-2010 Donation €40.00 brillant tribute, keep it going your just shy of the distance from Dublin to Schull
Wayne Cronin 15-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done Brendan, it's a great thing you're doing! W & B
Anna McCarthy 14-09-2010 Donation €20.00 My friend Laura Finnegan gave me this a gig, she said WELL DONE!! :-) Anna
Julie Whooley 14-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done Brendan!
Anne Cunningham 14-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Wonderful tribute to your beautiful sister. Well done!!
Cecelia Lewis 13-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck and well done so far! Cecelia (cyber friend of Tricia). x
Leon Whelton 13-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Not an easy task, well done..
Randal Hurley 12-09-2010 Donation €100.00 -
Anonymous 11-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Saweet!
Phil Moules 11-09-2010 Donation €15.00 Best of luck mate. Phil (Torres20) ST
Ann-Marie Delaney 10-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck with the rest of your miles Brendan!!Your doing really well keep it up :)
Lynn Rattigan 09-09-2010 Donation €15.00 Lynn ST
Art O'Leary 09-09-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Anonymous 09-09-2010 Donation €10.00 The very best of luck!!!
Richard Case 08-09-2010 Donation €40.00 Keep up the good work - Richard
C Vaughan 08-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Fair play to you Brendan
Ruth Beurton 08-09-2010 Donation €22.00 A truly worthy cause.
Anonymous 08-09-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Anonymous 08-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
daniel hielscher 08-09-2010 Donation €40.00 Good luck Brendan. Daniel
Aoife McGivern 07-09-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done and best of luck Brendan, A very worthy cause and Tricia would be proud!
Nicola Cosgrove 05-09-2010 Donation €20.00 best of luck!
Christian Talbot 05-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck!
Sharyn Hayden 05-09-2010 Donation €100.00 You're amazing!! I hope you blast that target!!!
Michael McCann 04-09-2010 Donation €10.00 You're doing a lot of greatness for a lot of women.
Evan O Connor 03-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Good man lads!
Anonymous 01-09-2010 Donation €20.00 "and I would walk five hundred miles"....and you will walk five hundred more!!!! Edel McKenna ;-)
Anonymous 01-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck, Joan Kennedy
Peter OKelly 01-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Colin Brady 01-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Brendan!
Danny Heaslip 01-09-2010 Donation €25.00 Best Of luck Brendan if you dont finish this ill never let you be my driver again!!
lisa mccullagh 01-09-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of Luck...
Simon Coyne 31-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Fair play man, keep up the good work!!
Anonymous 30-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Brendan.
Anonymous 28-08-2010 Donation €15.00 Good Luck Brendan were all backing you.Brenda in Sage
Jimmy Kehoe 28-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Run Forrest! Run!
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Sarah Dunbar 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 best of luck!
Eoin Shanley 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 best of luck
Louise Munro 27-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck Brendan
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €22.00 best of luck..
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Well done. Edel Ledwith - Sage
John Gleeson 27-08-2010 Donation €120.00 Best of luck, mind the blisters! Great cause - voicebank
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 will never forget tricia,she was a true friend and she still makes me smile
Rory Mooney 27-08-2010 Donation €61.00 Best of luck with this, it's an incredible undertaking. Hope you reach your target.
Brendan Finegan 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 That's some nice running, Lou.
Tony Culhane 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck Brendan, you are nearly half way there.
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 On behalf of Darren Butterly
Anonymous 27-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Very humbling and inspiring. Best wishes
Michelle Coen 27-08-2010 Donation €10.00 You're doing great so far! Best of luck with the rest of it!
Sarah McGuinness 26-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Great cause. Keep those legs up!!
David Graham 26-08-2010 Donation €35.00 This a great tribute to your sister Brendan. Good luck, I know you can do it!
Rebekah Jefferson 26-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Best of Luck!
Anonymous 26-08-2010 Donation €30.00 It is a great undertaking- good luck with it
Fiona Walsh 26-08-2010 Donation €52.00 Best of luck with it all. Amazing tribute to your sister!
Sheyla Dussault 25-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Bonne chance for a worthy cause
Angela Delaney 24-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck your doing really well
Robert Cullen 24-08-2010 Donation €100.00 Best of luck Brendan!
Niall Murphy 23-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck from Jenny Murphy
Niall Murphy 23-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Good to see the rain hasn't put you off - keep on running :-)
Anonymous 23-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck. Thinking of you all, especially Tricia.
Anonymous 23-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck, from Tom & Eileen
Anonymous 22-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck Brendan! From Dave.
Paula Kinnear 21-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck Brendan!
Anonymous 21-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck with the walk/run Brendan!
Tamara McCarthy 21-08-2010 Donation €22.00 An inspirational run. Lots of luck!
Sorcha Fitzpatrick 21-08-2010 Donation €30.00 -
Michael McCann 21-08-2010 Donation €10.00 You're doing awesome pal. Stay amazing.
Yvonne Lowry 21-08-2010 Donation €20.00 What an amazing tribute to your sister. The very best of luck with your fundraising.
Jackie Davey 20-08-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of luck, what a worthy cause!
Anonymous 20-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Nice one Brendan, nice one. I'll join you for a run one of these days :)
Eilish Finneran 20-08-2010 Donation €30.00 What a lovely tribute to your sister. CONGRATS & Best of Luck with the last "few" miles!!
Heather Hamilton 19-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Very best of luck
bridget whooley 19-08-2010 Donation €20.00 good luck with the run.
Suzanne Whooley 19-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck..
Maria Twomey 19-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck...
Katie Healy 18-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck!
orla lannin 17-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck Brendan, Trisha will be with you all the way
Leana Barnett 17-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Unbelieveable challenge Brendan - Well done, Tricia would be so proud of you.
Mark Moran 17-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Good luck Brendan, a great cause.
Rosie Higgins 17-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Well done and best of luck!!!
Kim O'Connor 17-08-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Sarah Collins 16-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Great idea and great cause, good luck.
Anonymous 15-08-2010 Donation €40.00 Best of luck Brendan that will be some achievement !!
Anonymous 14-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck and I hope you exceed your targets!
Cliona O'Regan 14-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of Luck!
orlagh winters 13-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Wishing you all the best, I have so much to be thankful to Tricia for x
Kristine Catano 13-08-2010 Donation €35.00 Best of luck!! :)
Michael McCann 13-08-2010 Donation €10.00 I'm sorry i'm tighter for cash this week. If this is still going next week ill add the same.
Sara Ashmore Kehoe 13-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck
Michael Mulhall 13-08-2010 Donation €22.00 Good luck!
Marietta Doran 13-08-2010 Donation €30.00 May the road rise to meet you.... Sea biscuit Xx
Paul Allison 13-08-2010 Donation €22.00 Well done!!!
Daniel King 13-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck to you...
Anonymous 13-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck, break a leg!
Elaine Healy 13-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done and good luck Brendan
Tina Koumarianos 13-08-2010 Donation €20.00 The very best of luck . Tina Koumarianos
Anonymous 12-08-2010 Donation €30.00 Good luck Brendan, hope it goes well for you. That picture of Tricia is gorgeous!