Thank you to everybody who turned out for the Manchester FC Minithon - which proved to be a great day out, and the best event yet with 150 FC, Rochdale Hornets and Mancunians RL supporters and players swarming through Chorlton Meadows.
With just over £10,000 now raised or pledged for FC and Frost Foundation, we will need to get in every penny pledged, to secure our club financial targets - and you will find that it’s still not too late to get additional sponsors for your efforts going around Chorlton Meadows.
A Big Thanks also goes to our Foreign Legions who participated in London, Brighton, Dubai, Los Angeles, Boston and Sidney.
In Manchester, coach, Roy Soule, put the participants through a warm up exercise before the start of the Minithon. Afterwards, manager, Margey, awarded the Best Dressed Branch prize to Trafford, whilst the Stockport 808 Scousers won the Best Headgear award. Amy Winehouse won Best Dressed Female, which the Frampton Roariing Twenties Girls insisted they would have won if they hadn’t turned up late"¦. Best Dressed Male was Mustapha
Joshia Lowe was first home in a world record FC 5k Minithon time of 17 minutes and 56 seconds, whilst Carlos Roca (20:42) in 5th, was the fastest player. Young Michael Burtonwood (22:09) in 6th, won the fastest male junior for the 2nd year running Brigid Corrigan (27:02) won the fastest female and Rebecca Wolfenden (29:39) was fastest female junior. Nick Wolfenden and dog, Ole, scorched the course to secure a Minithon record (24.40) for fastest dog and owner.
The afterrun social was also the best ever, with musician, John Reynolds, opening and playing out the event. Early Doors, James Quinn, performed some of his comedy poetry and youth theatre group, MAD Theatre, put on an amusing psychic sketch.
In Morden, AFC Wimbledon had 80 supporters and playing staff on their Minithon. They read out a cheeky message from Margey and sent their thanks to FC United for getting them involved.
Meanwhile Vinny Thompson (£785) looks like he will win this year’s bragging rights for the most moneys raised, whilst in the battle for 4th place, Sam Mullock (476) is clinging on against the rampaging Walshey (475). Lindsey Robertson (237) will secure leading lady for the first time, while FCUM YOOF (208) have made a commendable contribution. Margey leads the players - as a manager should.
Are you on the leaderboard?
Viinny Thompson 785
Los Angeles Minithon 680
Trafford Branch 526
Sam Mullock 476
Andy Walsh 475
Callum/ Martin Morris 345
Jonathan Kendal 320
George Hayden 280
The Woolys and Simmo 245
Lindsey Robertson 237
Dan le Billon 220
Phil Sheeran 230
Sean Gallimore 215
Stuart Craig 211
John Stacey 209
FCUM YOOF 208
Mark Freeley 198
Michael Burtonwood 180
Edward Noone 175
Scott Fletcher 175
The Leck Family 165
Joy Whelan 154
Stockport Supporters Branch 128
John Roberts 125
Paul Crean 123
Ben Hughes 120
Tom Stott 110
Colm Lambert 108
Samantha Coates 106
The Frampton Girls 105
Sylvia Davies 100
Steve Pagnum 100
Adam Brown 100
Players Leaderboard
Margey 103
Rob Nugent 70
Martin Parker 52
Roy Soule 35
Carlos Roca 30
Sam Ashton 30
Mike Norton 30
The FC United Minithon is supported by the Co-operative Membership
And you can still back these fans and players on the Stroll of Honour?
Andy Walsh
http://www.justgiving.com/AndyWalshFC
Michael Burtonwood
http://www.justgiving.com/MichaelBurtonwood
George Hayden
http://www.justgiving.com/George-Hayden
Sam Mullock
http://www.justgiving.com/Sam-Mullock
John Stacey
http://www.justgiving.com/John-Stacey
Jack Veevers
http://www.justgiving.com/Jack-Veevers
Paul Crean
http://www.justgiving.com/Paul-the-rocket-Crean
Stuart Craig
http://www.justgiving.com/stuart-craig
Stephen Welch
http://www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Welch
Guy Mansfield and Lewis Mattison
http://www.justgiving.com/gmansfield
John England
http://www.justgiving.com/John-England0
Vinny Thompson
http://www.justgiving.com/vinny-thompson
Edward Noone
http://www.justgiving.com/ed-noone
Christine Materna
http://www.justgiving.com/Christine-Materna
Mary Rayner
http://www.justgiving.com/Mary-Rayner
Scott Fletcher
http://www.justgiving.com/ScottMini2010
Mark Van Spall
http://www.justgiving.com/Mark-Van-Spall
Colm Lambert
http://www.justgiving.com/ColmLambert
Frank Mcelherron
http://www.justgiving.com/frank-mcelherron0
John Roberts
http://www.justgiving.com/John-ROBERTS3
Los Angeles Minithon
http://www.justgiving.com/losangeles
Martin & Callum Morris
http://www.justgiving.com/martin-and-callummorris
Andrew Brennan
http://www.justgiving.com/andrew-brennan0
The Marshals
http://www.justgiving.com/FCMarshals
Tom Stott
http://www.justgiving.com/TommyStott
Lindsey Robertson
http://www.justgiving.com/Lindsey-Robertson
Steve Pagnam
http://www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Pagnam
Lucy Pendlebury
http://www.justgiving.com/Lucy-Pendlebury
Sean Gallimore
http://www.justgiving.com/Sean-Gallimore
FCUM YOOF
http://www.justgiving.com/FCUM-YOOF
Joe Kidd and Thomas McEldowney
http://www.justgiving.com/thomas-mceldowney0
Ben Hughes n Marv
http://www.justgiving.com/Ben-FCUMRadio
Trafford Branch
http://www.justgiving.com/TraffordBranch
The Woolys & Simmo
http://www.justgiving.com/DAVID-WOOLSTENCROFT
Alan Hargrave
http://www.justgiving.com/Alan-Hargrave-2010
Sylvia Davies
http://www.justgiving.com/Sylvia-Davies0
Adam Brown
Andrew Cooper
Ann Robinson
Anne Sherwin
Brigid Corrigan
Chris Ayton
Christopher Small
Claire Robinson
Dan Le-Billon
Geoff Leck
Gerald Camp
Glyn Williams
Grace Robinson
Halle Whitehead
Helen Walker
Jo Bird
Jo Purcell
John Kelly
Jon Kelly
Jonathan Kendal
Joy Whelan
Lews Peak
Lucy Gordon
Luis Mullen
Margaret Yarr
Mary Leck
Mike Birtwistle
Paul Hinson
Paul Oldham
Paul Whitehead
Richard Aubery
Samantha Coates
Sanjai Patel
Stephen Poole
Valerie Poole
Lawrence Gill
John Kildunne
Maria Kildunne
Joshua Lowe
http://www.justgiving.com/JoshuaLowe
Dan Le Billon
http://www.justgiving.com/Dan-Le-Billon
The Frampton Girls
http://www.justgiving.com/Frampton-Girls
Rebecca Wolfenden
Nick Wolfenden
Daniel Skade
The Gills
http://www.justgiving.com/Lawrence-SamGill0
Henry Painter
Andrew Flanagan
Andy Walker
Stockport Supporters Branch
http://www.justgiving.com/FC-United-Stockport-Supporters-Branch
Lee and Bay Sutton
http://www.justgiving.com/Lee-Sutton
Mark Freeley
http://www.justgiving.com/Mark-Freeley
Phil Sheeran
Brian Pendlebury
John Barnes
Nick Duckett
http://www.justgiving.com/nick-duckett0
Mike Birtwistle
http://www.justgiving.com/mikebirty2010
Sam Williams
http://www.justgiving.com/sgpdwilliams
Jonathan Kendal
http://www.justgiving.com/Jonathan-Kendal0
Back the Players here
Karl and Helen Marginson and family
http://www.justgiving.com/Marginson-and-The-Family
Roy Soule
http://www.justgiving.com/Roy-Soule-2010
Margaret Soule
http://www.justgiving.com/Margaret-Soule2010
Jake Cottrell
http://www.justgiving.com/Jake-Cottrell2010
Glynn Hurst
http://www.justgiving.com/Glynn-Hurst
Richard Battersby
http://www.justgiving.com/Richard-Battersby2010
Carlos Roca
http://www.justgiving.com/Carlos-Roca2010
Martin Parker
http://www.justgiving.com/Martin-Parker2010
Rob Nugent
http://www.justgiving.com/Rob-Nugent2010
Sam Ashton
http://www.justgiving.com/Sam-Ashton2010
Nicky Platt
http://www.justgiving.com/Nicky-Platt2010
Mike Norton
http://www.justgiving.com/Mike-Norton-2010
Zach Hibbert
http://www.justgiving.com/Scott-McManus-2010
Scott McManus
http://www.justgiving.com/Zach-Hibbert-2010
More information and materials available at
http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/minithon2010docs
The FC United Minithon is supported by the Co-operative Membership.