Worried about reaching your target?

It’s OK - we’re here to help!

Follow our tips and you’ll have no worries…

1) Think about your personal message Why are you running the marathon? Why are you running the marathon for your charity? How much effort are you putting in? How long is 26.2 miles?

Is your personal message like this?

Or is it like this? www.justgiving.com/alanwatkins

Are you telling your story? http://flickr.com/photos/umjanedoan/496707576

Are you telling people why they should donate? http://www.flickr.com/photos/goddess-arts/2929672944

2) A picture speaks a thousand words… and a video speaks even more!

3) Talk to your charity

Find out how your money will help them and explain that to your friends and family

www.justgiving.com/sophiatolfree Explain how the money will help on your page

Write about the charity www.justgiving.com/billymckay

4) Don’t email the same message to everyone at once http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrtopf/1541527579/

Email people in groups – parents first? http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclebumpy/108780542/

Send a different one to friends… http://www.flickr.com/photos/nubui/2373999868/

Use Facebook friend lists…

Oh, and think of when pay day is… http://www.flickr.com/photos/superrabbit/319538167

6) Aha! Social media… http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbarefoot/1814873464

Try Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717319@N06/2581829969/ http://www.justgiving.com/simondeacon

Try Twitter… http://twitter.com/bekibutton/statuses/1073997779 http://twitter.com/nickellison/statuses/1130745394 http://twitter.com/iwooty/statuses/1139569610

Widget in the wild… (and a great blog too) http://www.marathonmitch.com/

… like this: http://flickr.com/photos/fstorr/2202454676/ http://www.justgiving.com/francisstorr

Or, if you’re feeling skint… … Print your page address on A4 paper and cut out slips!

… and on your local radio station too

10) Manners cost nothing*… so say thank you *as my Mum says

On your page… www.justgiving.com/6legs3hearts2reasons

On your blog… http://pinkandsmiley.blogspot.com

On Just by email… (or by snail mail!) On