Greed is good....not

Remember Mr Gordon Gekko who once said that 'greed is good'?

Well your greed won't be good for our movie fundraiser night next month when Ben and I will be running our last race for this year, participating in the 1/2 marathon of the Sydney Running Festival.

To finish off our running season, we have organised another movie fundraiser event at the Ritz in Randwick on Friday, 24 September, staring at 7.30 pm. We would like to take that occasion and say thank you for all the support you gave us during the year. Please join us for a drink, find out how we training, and run together and watch a great movie.

Wall Street 2 - Money Never Sleeps. An Oliver Stone movie with Carey Mulligan, Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Susan Sarandon and more. Join us at the Ritz Cinema Bar from 7.30 pm onwards for a chat and drinks. The movie starts at 9.15 pm. http://www.ritzcinema.com.au/

Please pre-purchase your tickets - the movie is going to be popular and seats may be limited for our night. Tickets are $30* per person and include entrance to the movie, a pre-movie drink at the Ritz Bar, and 5 raffle tickets.

Bank transfer:
HSBC, Australia / BSB: 342080 / Account: 126923412 / Name: Markus Schar / Ref: Run 4 Vision
Credit Card:
Follow direction on website for credit card payment on http://www.run4vision.com/support_fred.php

Ben and I hope to see as many of you and your friends on the night.

Remember, 'greed may be good' for Mr Gekko, but certainly not for our movie night next month. Your money will never sleep in the hands of two great charities (The Fred Hollows Foundation http://www.hollows.org.au/ and The Achilles Running Club http://www.achilles-sydney.org.au/). It will be put to good use, helping needlessly blind people and assisting those in need.

Thanks for your support!

Ben and Markus

New Challenge - New Frontier

Well, it has been a while but believe me, I have not been resting but clocking up km after km to get ready for my next challenge - a race where I will reach new frontiers. The Glasshouse Mountains north-west of Brisbane are a beautiful recreational area for hiking and my next race will take me around, up and down those hills covering 100 miles (165 km) !
Check it out - have a look at the description and course maps. I had the 'pleasure' to run the 100 km race in preparation for Marathon des Sables in 2008. A run which I finished in 14 hours. So in 4 weeks and if all goes according plan and preparation I am hoping to a) finish the run and b) do it in 25 hours. It will be a long day and night and this run will push me to the limit of endurance and perseverance, but knowing that me covering that staggering distance non-stop will help needlessly blind people see again makes it all worthwhile - so please do not forget The Fred Hollows Foundation. Support their projects and keep Fred Hollows Vision alive. 10 more years to eliminate unnecessary blindness.