Brian and Mike - Challenge 126 (2012)

Event Dates       26/04/2012 -  31/08/2012  

In 2011 I (Brian) ran 126 miles for Special Olympics Ireland over 5 days, the equivalent of doing just over one marathon each day. I raised an incredible €15,000 for Special Olympics Ireland and I am extremely grateful to everyone who supported me last year.

(Here's last year's page including videos from each day)

And here's the promo for the documentary on this year's run by TechnoWolfe Films


€2221 has been raised via TEXT Donate

Thanks to a generous anonymous donor who had kindly donated €14,221 to this fundraising event

Target

 € 20000.00
Online Donations  € 7852.59
Offline Donations  € 17443.00
Total raised  € 25295.59
 
Details  

This year, I've decided to up the challenge and will attempt to run all 126 miles in just ONE day

Mike Sheridan, my partner in crime, was training for an Ultra Marathon in London and I had started training along with him. However, once I started talking to him about my idea of doing 126 miles in one day, Mike quit his UK race and decided to complete Challenge126  with me.

Together we hope to raise vital funds for Special Olympics Ireland, who provide year-round sports training for people with an intellectual disability. In 2012, Special Olympics will hold more than 120 local area events throughout Ireland where each athlete will have the opportunity to compete, in the hope of moving onto the next stage of the Special Olympics Four Year Cycle.

By sponsoring our Challenge, you are helping Special Olympics to continue to change the lives of people with an intellectual disability.

Follow our progress on www.challenge126.com or @Challenge126

 

 		 
Donor's List  
Donor NameDonationMessage
Mr. Neil Brazil € 50.00 Best of luck gents, this is hardcore fundraising
Mr. Stephen Mannion € 20.00 Serious respect lads... Not an easy task at all. Good luck with it!
Mr. Ciaran Russell € 20.00 Best of luck lads!
Mr. Michael Brett € 126.00
Anonymous € 50.00 Run, run like the wind. And don't stop until you get to Dublin you hear?
Ms. Karin Carthy € 25.00 Ye mad things... good luck lads
Anonymous € 5.00 Best of luck, lads.
Ms. Lauren Murphy € 20.00 Fair play guys, and best of luck! Don't die.
Ms. Elaine Buckley € 20.00 G'wan the lads.
Miss. Denise Tully € 20.00 Best of luck guys, incredible undertaking!
Anonymous € 20.00 Best of luck lads - very inspirational and a great cause!
Anonymous € 10.00 Credit where it's due....hard core challenge! Fair play and best of luck :-)
Anonymous € 5.00 Best of luck!
Anonymous € 10.00 You people are crazy.
Ms. Brenda McCormick € 30.00 Good luck, you madmen!
Miss. Audrey Sheils € 20.00 Best of luck. I think you're mad!
Ms. Orlagh Feeney € 50.00 Excellent idea, brilliant charity, pair of nutjobs. Hope everything goes really well and that you ge
Mrs. Nicola Reidy € 50.00 Good luck to you both. We'll be cheering you on from California! Nicola & Noel
Ms. Alison Smith € 50.00 Good Luck Brian & Mike! All the best in your challenge. It is for a great cause.
Mr. Con and Angela Smith € 150.00 Brian and Mike good luck in your challenge think ye are amazing to do it to raise money for a great
Anonymous € 20.00 Best of Luck!
Ms. Lisa Dignam € 30.00 Best of luck ya mad scones! I know you'll do great and I'll be thinking of you all the way xx
Mr. Gavin Ward € 20.00 Best of luck!!!
Anonymous € 10.00 Good Luck and use the bushes wisely!
Mr. Dave & Linda Davin € 126.00 Best of luck ya mad pair of donkeys!
Mr. Colm Hanley € 100.00 Best of luck lads! Looking forward to joining you both for the last dash into the finish line. Heroe
Ms. Mary Clare Clohisey € 100.00 Best of luck Brian :)
Mr. Maryse Fitzpatrick € 50.00 Good luck!
Miss. Jessica Spencer € 20.00 Lads, I admire you both so terribly much for doing this. You're crazy! I'm determined to do it with
Mr. Robbie Dunbar € 50.00 Good luck guys!
Mr. Niall Murphy € 20.00 I admire your courage/stupidity!
Mr. Joe Barry € 10.00 Good Luck lads
Mr. Sean Smith € 30.00 Best of luck lads!
Miss. Fiona Egan € 20.00 Best of luck lads! Its for a great cause.
Miss. Louise Tighe € 25.00 Best of luck guys!
Ms. Yvonne Kelly € 30.00 Savage feat lads! Fair f**** play to ye! Had to include a swear word there Mike. Best of luck!
Mr. Finian Murphy € 20.00 Fair play lads - inspirational!
Ms. Sarah Hughes € 50.00 The very best of luck guys! x
Ms. Roe McDermott € 100.00 Next time I hope your chosen charity is a mental health organization that can give you both the help
Miss. Christina Pollard € 50.00 Good luck guys.
Ms. Clare McKenna € 50.00 Good lucks guys, what you are doing is phenomenal and inspires me to run further ;) Cx
Mr. Dave Byrne € 40.00 Gwan the lads! Best of luck.
Anonymous € 10.00
Mr. Conor Steenson € 50.00 This is no mere challenge. Best of luck to you both.
Ms. Rosalyn Smith € 100.00 Best of luck guys!!
Mr. Chris Doyle & Sean Munsanje € 50.00 Best of Luck guys. Chris & Sean.
Ms. Lisa Westermann € 40.00 Run, run, run you mad men! Good luck
Mrs. Louise Kennedy € 20.00 Best Of Luck Mike and Brian
Mr. Mark Hughes € 3.00 I just wanted to get you over the €3,000 mark :-) See you in Limerick. Mark
Miss. Tanya Maher € 40.00 Good luck to you both, Im very proud of you bro:).
Ms. Carol Beecher € 60.00 Best of Luck!! :)
Ms. Áine Bray € 20.00 Best of Luck! what you're doing is fantastic
Ms. Vicki Notaro € 20.00 You're better human beings than me, that's for sure! Best of luck x
Ms. Sarina Bellissimo € 50.00 Good luck guys! I am in awe!
Miss. Fiona O Toole € 50.00 Wow congratulations for taking the initiative to do this and best of luck with the race!!! Fabulous
Mr. Ros Madigan € 10.00 Such a worthy cause and such a monumental challenge for the two guys. Well worth the money.
Miss. Emily Barry € 20.00 Best of luck lads! If you don't reach the finish line I want me runners back! ;)
Mr. Dermot Ward € 20.00 If I could give more, I would, you legendary nutjobs.
Ms. Sheena McGinley € 50.00 I echo the sentiments about the bushes ;) Mind how you go and see you on the other side!
Mrs. denise notaro € 20.00 run boys run, u can return the favour when i crawl the mini marathon in june xx denise notaro
Mr. Cormac Moore € 20.00 Best of luck lads.
Mr. Paul Talty € 20.00 What you two are doing goes beyond madness. Best of luck!!!!
Miss. Claire O'Dowd € 50.00 Best of luck dudes!!!
Anonymous € 25.00 Good luck, you mad cats! Lx
Ms. Sarah Byrnes € 20.00 Good luck with the hussle!
Anonymous € 50.00
Mr. Doug Whelan € 5.00 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where th
Mr. barry o'donoghue € 20.00 best of luck!
Mrs. Cera McGahon € 7.00 best of luck tomo lads x
Ms. Fiona Egan € 25.00 Best of Luck guys! My priestly Brother and I are praying for the weather.
Mr. Paul Byrne € 20.00 Well Done Brian!
Mr. Eoin O € 20.00 Best of luck. Epic run!
Anonymous € 10.00
Ms. Roisin O'Dea € 20.00 Mind the potholes.
Anonymous € 100.00 remember the hare and the turtle....
Mr. Peter Atkinson € 30.00 Good luck - hope the rain stays away!!
Mr. Dec Alcock € 20.00
Mr. Diarmaid Mac Aonghusa € 99.99 No quittin'...
Anonymous € 5.00 Best of luck lads
Anonymous € 20.00 Best of luck guys!
Anonymous € 100.00 Best of luck lads
Anonymous € 10.00 Good luck guys!!! xx
Mr. Eamon Collins € 10.00 Best of luck! Amazing idea.
Miss. Shona Ryan € 60.00 "You've got to search for a hero inside yourself" Heather Small 1995
Anonymous € 20.00
Miss. Emer O'Connor € 30.00 Best of luck lads. You m ust be off your rockers to do this, but I guess it's kind of impressive :P
Ms. Jessica Wall € 50.00
Miss. Rachael Ryan € 20.00
Ms. MAGS PENROSE € 10.00 Amazing challenge guys, and for a great cause. Best of luck today :- )
Mr. Christopher Lavelle € 10.00 Fair play lads, keep going to the end, FEEL THE BURN!!!!
Anonymous € 10.00
Mr. Declan Cashin € 40.00 A brilliant cause - fair play to you lads.
Ms. Sabina Bonnici € 50.00 Forrest has nothing on you guys.
Ms. Mary Leahy € 10.00 Best of luck you pack of madsers!!
Anonymous € 50.00 Best of luck
Miss. Charlotte Flood € 15.00
Ms. Esther McCarthy € 20.00
Mr. Brian O'Driscoll € 10.00 Legendary stuff, lads!
Anonymous € 20.00 huge admiration for you boys.....well done!
Miss. Amy McGovern € 20.00 best of luck guys!! its an unbelievable challenge!!
Ms. Therese O'Reilly € 30.00 Fair play to ye. Absolute nutters, but inspiring ones.
Mr. Anthony Mc Guinness € 20.00 Inspirational is oft-used word but is truly applicable here. Well done lads.
Ms. Joanne Crean € 5.00 AWESOME!
Anonymous € 20.00 I don't know either of you but think it's amazing what you're doing. Go on the lads!
Anonymous € 20.00
Mr. Martin Clifford € 25.00
Anonymous € 20.00 Fantastic effort lads - ye're an inspiration.
Anonymous € 20.00
Ms. Stephanie Zuniga € 45.00 Go Brian! We're so proud of you here in Sydney! What an awesome accomplishment- can't wait to cele
Anonymous € 5.00 Well done lads. Hopefully the sponsers keep coming
Miss. Emer Mc Lysaght € 15.00
Miss. Roe McDermott € 38.00 Congrats guys, proud! x
Mr. Gary Maher € 126.00 Keep on running bro. Looking forward to hearing all about it at the end.
Anonymous € 20.00
Anonymous € 20.00 Really impressed by what you are doing, good on you both!
Anonymous € 10.00
Ms. Siobhan Richardson € 126.00 Well done to you both a great cause.
Ms. Ger Bennett € 20.00 Well done, a great achievement and for a fantastic cause
Mr. Fearghal O'Braoin € 75.00
Anonymous € 20.00 Well done to you both, keep going
Mr. Ray O'Halloran € 10.00 good luck lads!
Ms. Niamh Fox € 20.00 Fair play guys. What you're doing is amazing. Well done
Miss. Sinead O'connor € 12.60 Amazingly inspirational. I want to be like you guys when I grow up.
Miss. Lisa Rowat € 15.00 Amazing work, well done lads!!!!
Ms. Jen Lee € 25.00 Phenomenal effort guys! Guys like you really make a difference!
Miss. Lorna Toher € 10.00 Amazing effort guys... Keep going :)
Anonymous € 5.00 Nearly there now lads good luck :)
Anonymous € 50.00 Keep going lads, you can do it!!
Miss. Claire Walsh € 20.00 I can't really put into words how much I admire these two guys for what they are doing. It is truly
Anonymous € 20.00 Legends!!
Mr. Paul Doyle € 20.00 Amazing to even consider it, never mind running it.
Mr. Barry Kelly € 30.00 Well done lads! Incredible effort for such a great cause!
Anonymous € 25.00
Anonymous € 10.00
Anonymous € 20.00
Anonymous € 10.00 Well done guys, so impressive!
Mr. Stuart Cinnamond € 20.00 Unbelievable achievement!
Anonymous € 20.00 Amazing stuff lads; you'll be lucky to have any toenails left!
Anonymous € 10.00
Anonymous € 25.00 Stay strong guys. I wish you all the best and know you will enjoy putting the feet up at the end of
Ms. Nikki Murphy € 20.00 Well done lads, Insane challenge! Congrats to you both
Anonymous € 10.00 Fair play!
Ms. Claire Hendrick € 20.00 Well done guys, absolutely amazing feat, you're MAD, but an amazing cause :-)
Ms. Vicky Shekleton € 10.00 Amazing achievement, well done!!
Mr. Darragh Doyle € 50.00 Fair play to yis!
Mr. Susie Benson € 10.00 What an achievement! Best of luck in finishing!
Miss. Rachel Kilgallon € 20.00 Well done guys, keep it up! Think of all the curries to come Mike! xxx
Miss. sinead hone € 10.00 Fair play guys this is some challange
Anonymous € 50.00
Ms. Alicia Coyle € 20.00 So proud of you guys!!!! Not long left now!
Mrs. Grace Bennett € 10.00 well done!
Miss. Catherine Rutter € 20.00
Miss. Kate Cowan € 10.00 Well done lads, Keep going!
Anonymous € 20.00 Fair play to you both, you a doing a wonderfull thing!
Anonymous € 10.00
Ms. Jessica Doonan € 5.00
Anonymous € 20.00
Anonymous € 10.00
Mr. Ross Keane € 20.00 Major respect! I get breathless running up the stairs!
Miss. Emma Brady € 5.00 Well done guys
Anonymous € 10.00 Best of lucks guys you's are truly inspirational.
Miss. Cliona McHugh € 10.00 Well done guys!!
Anonymous € 20.00
Anonymous € 10.00
Mr. Stentwell Barlington € 50.00 Hi Brian & Mike, Stentwell Barlinton here wishing you the best & congratulating you on your achievem
Anonymous € 10.00
Ms. Amanda Fennelly € 20.00 Lads, you are a class act. We're not worthy. Fair play.
Ms. Claire Duffy € 10.00 well done!!
Ms. Siobhan Farrell € 50.00 Congrats Mike and Brian from Eclipse Pictures. Amazing achievement!
Miss. Joyce Smyth € 20.00 Your doing an amazing thing for a brilliant cause. Well done lads.
Anonymous € 50.00 Brian & Mike it's absolutely inspirational what you are doing, I'm in awe.
Ms. Aisling Mc Keever € 5.00 Well done so far guys, absolute heroes!!! Nearly there now!
Mr. Paul McKeagney € 30.00 Go Mike & Brian
Anonymous € 25.00 Well done!! Extremely good cause.
Ms. Carmel Cunningham € 25.00 Well done guys you are an inspiration.
Ms. Niamh Hayes € 10.00 Keep going! You're doing great!
Ms. Fiona O Toole € 50.00 Serious respect to you both! Feel for you so much I am donating twice! Love to ye! xxx
Anonymous € 20.00 Well done lads, very inspirational!
Anonymous € 50.00 Total respect and admiration for you both. Fantastic achievement
Mr. Darren Duane € 20.00 Fantastic Achievement - loved running with you guys
Anonymous € 10.00 Well done lads, amazing stuff!
Miss. Jenny Sharif € 20.00 Good luck lads - not far now!
Anonymous € 50.00
Anonymous € 50.00 Greetings and much love from Canada! What you're donig is inspirational!
Ms. Lynn Owens € 50.00 Best of luck lads during the last marathon. Completely in awe... Lynn
Anonymous € 20.00 The 1 mile for each athlete thing made me burst in to tears for the first time in a long time! thank
Anonymous € 10.00 come on lads, you've done so well so far, best of luck with the last bit :D
Ms. Kate Bowe € 30.00 Bravo guys, nearly there:) All the best from the Kate Bowe PR gang
Anonymous € 10.00 Seriously impressive!You guys are awesome!!
Mrs. Jane Jackson € 5.00 Amazing what you guys are doing. Your family must be so proud. Well done!
Anonymous € 10.00 Really impressive. Hope the feet recover!
Mr. Stephen Mannion € 20.00 The first €20 wasn't enough after what you've done over the past 34 hours... Well done lads! Nearly
Anonymous € 50.00 Crazy does not even begin to sum it up...fair play x #amazing #legends
Anonymous € 20.00 Well Done! Its unbelieveable what your doing! ps will you pick me up a curry when your going throug
Ms. Linda Meehan € 20.00 Well done lads, amazing stuff...252 miles next year yeah?
Anonymous € 50.00 Unreal! You lads are a total inspiration and I'm in awe of this immense effort. Fair play indeed!
Ms. Clodagh Cremen € 10.00 Such a great thing to do that'll make a big difference to so many people. You should both be really
Anonymous € 10.00 Fair play for what yee are doing, great cause. 126 miles in 30 hours, madness! Well done, yee should
Anonymous € 10.00 Truly Inspirational Lads.. Try not to be a man of success, But a man of value..Albert Einstein
Ms. Heather Rowland € 25.00 I think you're great x
Anonymous € 25.00 Amazing lads fair play to yous!!!!!
Mr. Paddy McKenna € 100.00 Incredible effort for a great cause men. Massive respect.
Miss. Clodagh Rooney € 5.00
Ms. Anna Deeney € 20.00
Mrs. Leah Vinzons € 10.00 You are inspiring. Keep it up.
Anonymous € 20.00 Amazing achievement!
Mr. Jim Deeney € 20.00
Mr. Matthew Farrell € 10.00 Well done guys!! Great cause! :)
Anonymous € 10.00 All I can say is AMAZING!Really inspiring for me and my running and to go the 'extra mile'!!! Well D
Ms. audra sheehan € 10.00 Fantastic way to raise money .Well done
Mr. Ken Allen € 40.00 Amazing achievement guys. Well done
Mr. jody o'toole € 100.00 well done lads keep up the good work in the future. pity about the weather!!
Mr. Simon Maher € 40.00 Superb job lads, really good work for a really good cause. Enjoy the rest.
Anonymous € 30.00 truly well done guys. utterly bloody fabulous.
Ms. Denise Cronin € 126.00 So impressed.Been watching your progress all day.What an achievement!!
Anonymous € 20.00 Well done, great achievement
Mrs. Jacqueline Mann € 10.00 Well done lads!!!!
Anonymous € 50.00 An absolutely amazing achievement. Beyond proud of both of you x
Anonymous € 126.00 You're absolutely mental! Now go sleep for a week!
Mr. Kevin Coffey € 5.00 Incredible accomplishment guys.
Anonymous € 30.00
Ms. Alison Ryan € 50.00 Cannot believe you actually did this! What a great cause too
Miss. Aoife Cronin € 50.00
Anonymous € 10.00 Well done lads - saw you last night on Grafton St. You're an inspiration!
Ms. Jackie Ryan € 20.00
Anonymous € 5.00 Well Done guys, amazing!
Miss. Gemma Dunne € 20.00
Anonymous € 10.00 Good Luck Guys
Anonymous € 40.00 Sorry, meant to donate weeks ago. Congrats Brian... it's an amazing achievement. Congrats to the bot
Ms. Tammra McFeggan € 500.00 From The Walt Disney Company, Ireland - Congratulations and well done on an absolutely incredible ac
Mr. Martin Crehan € 20.00 Well done lads
Anonymous € 20.00 Fair play to you lads-amazing stuff
Mr. Darragh Jones € 20.00 Such a great cause guys,well done on completing challenge126.You are an inspiration to all.
Anonymous € 10.00 Well done!
Anonymous € 20.00
Anonymous € 90.00 Well done from everyone along your route - R445!
Miss. SADIE LARKIN € 20.00 Well Done :)
Miss. Gael Leitch € 10.00 Congratulations!
Anonymous € 20.00 Well done Brian & Mike!
Mr. Declan Quinn € 50.00 Well done on running the 126 miles. Great acheivement. Thanks for taking part in our video aswell!
Mr. Dave Nestor € 20.00
Mr. Liam Thompson € 26.00
Ms. Ciara Kelly € 15.00 very well done on your runs, sorry it's late, I had problems logging on the website to donate severa
Miss. Fiona Lehane € 100.00 You guys are amazing. Well done!
Mrs. Mary Mac Oscar € 10.00 What an incredible journey you have completed - congratulations.