Running past Orange Walk outperforms carb loading

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I sat in a Foundation meeting with a group of Celtic fans on Saturday, it is beyond credible what is done in our name – and there’s much more to come.

Last week the Foundation appointed a Disability Sports Ambassador, while earlier this month, we saw the opening of Celtic Park Haiti, a magnificent assistance project in one of the world’s poorest countries. In the first week of this month the Foundation made news across the globe for leading the way in their response to the refugee crisis (well, the Washington Post covered it, even if some in our own backyard didn’t).

September started with the news that CLIC Sargent’s new Home from Home in Glasgow opened with the assistance of a £60k donation of your money. CLIC offer support for families coping with child cancer.

All this, just in September!

Ambition for the Foundation is limited to the practicalities of what’s possible to deliver. To this end, several dozen of us have signed up to compete (cough) for the Foundation in the Great Scottish Run on Sunday. For most of us, it takes many months’ hard work to get to the point that you’re lining up in George Square with 10k or a half marathon ahead of you.

I’m running the half marathon, my first time at an event over 10k (only done 3 of those). It’s been a summer on the roads, the highlight of which was the fastest recorded run up Airbles Road. Running in a Celtic T-shirt through a crowd watching an Orange Walk puts more energy in the legs than any amount of carb loading.

There are lots of ways you can participate in the work:

Here, for my linked donation page.

Here for Steve Gunn’s.

Here for Thomas Eman’s.

Here for Robert Doherty’s.

Here for Stephen Hewitt’s.

Here for Kenny O’Neill’s.

If you are doing the GSR for the Foundation and would like a shout out for donations, email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com

Many thanks for your help, it’s appreciated.

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  1. Oldtim…

     

     

    Lying low at the moment, as I’m away for a week to Spain for my mates 60th…feck I’m getting old.

     

     

    You have a good time and will catch up soon, tell that madman desert bhoy I was asking for him. HH

  2. Due to the number of messages i’ve received I have decided to return to posting on CQN. I would like to thank all three of you,much appreciated!!!! Batteries refreshed and recharged hope to see many of you at the match on Thursday and maybe even a wee swally in the BV. Hail Hail Hebcelt

  3. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    olddtim67

     

     

     

    £112 for a room?? Ill get you B & B for £45 and a lift to the game

  4. Hebcelt

     

     

    Glad to hear that. I think many of us need a wee break now and then from here these days.

  5. SAINT STIVS on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015 9:15 PM

     

     

    Daft question of the day then

     

     

    When and how does an ebt loan become due to pay back ?

     

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    It’ll say in your agreement mate… ;-)

  6. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Ross Barkley another bawhead of a player, not as good yet as he thinks he is but can be a player if he stops his cheating and his look at me attitude

  7. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Hebcelt

     

    With all you bhoys making an appearance on Thursday think it’s safe to say I can give it a miss

     

    Don’t like to leave Oldtim isolated

     

     

    Night bhoys

  8. I thought I read the ebt loan was to be paid back at death or upon reaching 99.

     

     

    That there was £70m handed out and they didn’t club together to save themselves sums it all up.

  9. Voguepunter took a wee sabbatical,wee health problem but everything tickity boo plus some of the comments on here were doing “ma heid in” Calm and relaxed now. Hail Hail Hebcelt

  10. voguepunter.

     

     

    I can’t renage on something I’ve been saying for three years. I always thought that Celtic would do a bit of protesting, but as far as I can make out they haven’t opened their mouths. I can’t go through any more years of getting trodden on The men in Black,The journo’s who hate the name of Celtic, the National T/V Billy BOY.S Co-operation,in short BBC,the SFA.SPFL. the most unloved Team playing anywhere on the Planet. No, if those Bas***ds come up I’m calling it a day.

     

     

    I called it a day when that Minister (can’t remember the Bast**ds name ) booked 9 of our players,

  11. hebcelt…

     

     

     

    Awe feck, I need to read your banal banter noo.

     

     

    Good to see you posting, too many vanished of late….

     

     

    I call you out, you call yourselves Celtic men… Get a backbone. Don’t leave the battle.

     

     

    Kip time for me:))

  12. i'vehadtochangemyname on

    BSR

     

     

    ‘Petrofanny Cup’

     

     

    that’s me gone for the night , chuckling to myself in the corner of the sitting room, sums them up perfectly

     

     

    monthehebcelt

  13. prestonpans bhoys on

    In This Petropish cup I take it Livingston have check that the “three international” rule actually applies to this competition, I mean it does exist doesn’t………………

  14. Asked this this other night so apologies if someone replied and I missed it, but…..

     

     

    How long has Sportscene had the “Rewind” segment? I’ve never seen it before – although to be fair I rarely watch the programme these days as I think it is awful. The fact that they chose such a pointless clip to show backs up my opinion. In my opinion.

  15. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    *****Last Man Standing 5 update*****

     

     

    Evening bhoys and ghirls. We have 56 teams registered and raring to go for LMS5 which starts this Saturday.

     

     

    If you want to help us reach that magic number of 67 ( Just 11 away now!!!) as well as having the chance to have the bragging rights of being the Last (wo)man Standing Champion , winning a nice wee prize pot whilst helping a great wee cause, then drop us an email at cqnlastmanstanding@gmail.com

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  16. Sipsini ironically I’ve got a trapped nerve affecting my backbone!!! Getting acupuncture so hope it works. H H Hebcelt

  17. Previous winners of the Petrofanny Cup (notice the change of name for the Airdrie club) :

     

     

     

    1990/91 – 11/11/90 – Fir Park, 11,506

     

    Dundee 3-2 Ayr United (aet)

     

     

    1991/92 – 08/12/91 – Fir Park, 9,663

     

    Hamilton Accies 1-0 Ayr United

     

     

    1992/93 – 13/12/92 – Love Street, 7,391

     

    Hamilton Accies 3-2 Morton

     

     

    1993/94 – 12/12/93 – Fir Park, 13,763

     

    Falkirk 3-0 St Mirren

     

     

    1994/95 – 06/11/94 – McDiarmid Park, 8,844

     

    Airdrieonians 3-2 Dundee (aet)

     

     

    1995/96 – 05/11/95 – McDiarmid Park, 7,856

     

    Stenhousemuir 0-0 Dundee United

     

    (aet, Stenhousemuir won 5-4 on penalties)

     

     

    1996/97 – 03/11/96 – Broadwood, 5,222

     

    Stranraer 1-0 St Johnstone

     

     

    1997/98 – 02/11/97 – Fir Park, 9,735

     

    Falkirk 1-0 Queen of the South

     

     

    1998/99 – Competition not held

     

     

    1999/00 – 21/11/99 – Excelsior Stadium, 4,043

     

    Alloa Athletic 4-4 Inverness CT

     

    (aet, Alloa won 5-4 on penalties)

     

     

    2000/01 – 19/11/00 – Broadwood, 5,623

     

    Airdrieonians 2-2 Livingston

     

    (aet, Airdrie won 3-2 on penalties)

     

     

    2001/02 – 14/10/01 – Broadwood, 4,548

     

    Airdrieonians 2-1 Alloa Athletic

     

     

    2002/03 – 20/10/02 – Broadwood, 6,428

     

    Queen of the South 2-0 Brechin City

     

     

    2003/04 – 26/10/03 – McDiarmid Park, 5,428

     

    Inverness CT 2-0 Airdrie United

     

     

    2004/05 – 07/11/04 – McDiarmid Park, 7,471

     

    Falkirk 2-1 Ross County

     

     

    2005/06 – 06/11/05 – Excelsior Stadium, 9,613

     

    St Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Accies

     

     

    2006/07 – 12/11/06 – McDiarmid Park, 4,062

     

    Ross County 1-1 Clyde

     

    (Ross County won 5-4 on penalties)

     

     

    2007/08 – 25/11/07 – Dens Park, 6,446

     

    St Johnstone 3-2 Dunfermline Athletic

     

     

    2008/09 – 16/11/08 – McDiarmid Park, 4,091

     

    Airdrie United 2-2 Ross County

     

    (aet, Airdrie won 3-2 on penalties)

     

     

    2009/10 – 22/11/09 – McDiarmid Park, 8,031

     

    Dundee 3-2 Inverness CT

     

     

    2010/11 – 10/04/11 – McDiarmid Park, 5,214

     

    Ross County 2-0 Queen of the South

     

     

    2011/12 – 01/04/12 – Almondvale, 5,210

     

    Falkirk 1-0 Hamilton Accies

     

     

    2012/13 – 07/04/13 – Almondvale, 9,452

     

    Queen of the South 1-1 Partick Thistle

     

    (aet, Queen of the South won 6-5 on penalties)

     

     

    2013/14 – 06/04/14 – Easter Road, 19,983

     

    Raith Rovers 1-0 Rangers (aet)

     

     

    2014/15 – 05/04/15 – McDiarmid Park – 2,869

     

    Livingston 4-0 Alloa Athletic

  18. Oldtim…

     

     

     

    Just banter mate, I’ll try and make the BV on Thursday, it’s good to meet the loony posters, yourself excluded.

     

     

    I know Acgr will turn up, you will have your hands full, my feck he’s hard work, re the post from earlier. :))

  19. Not long in from work. Almore sent the posters for Dublin 2016. A Graphic Designer from Dublin spent plenty of time on the designs.

     

     

    Too be honest they look fantastic.

     

     

    The type of thing you would frame and put on the wall.

     

     

    Thanks, Almore, everyone else and especially Dara.

     

     

    Clogher