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Got a place in the 2010 London Marathon?

Congratulations! You’re set to have one of the most rewarding, surprising and exciting experiences of your life…

We know it’s daunting – some of the JustGiving team have braved the London Marathon and we’ve lived with them through the ups and downs of training. Which is handy for Tim on our finance team, who’s got a place this year (more on that soon).

JustGiving is here to make your fundraising more than just easy. Whether you’ve got a target to reach or you’re choosing to raise money for a cause you care about, you’ll raise more here on JustGiving and you’ll have a great time doing it.

What to do now:

Update: Check out our shiny new Virgin London Marathon area.  We’re dishing up the latest competitions, tips and tricks, videos and stories to keep your training and fundraising on track (or road, or trail – wherever you need it).

1. Grab your unique URL for the marathon. Be sure to check out some of last year’s London Marathon pages, and think about how you can make your page really fun and interesting for your potential sponsors.

2. Get out there. Once you’ve got your JustGiving page going, make some noise about it. Not sure how? We’ve got you covered. We’ll show you how to make Facebook work for you, for instance. You’ll find loads more tips and tricks in our JustGiving’s top 10 tips from fundraisers and this year’s special top tips, Marathon edition. You’ll also find the latest news and advice on our JustGiving Blog, our dedicated Runners’ Blog and from @JustGiving on Twitter over the coming weeks.

3. Use our dedicated Marathon Helpdesk. If you’re having problems with your fundraising, or even just need some advice, we’re here to help. Just email londonmarathon@justgiving.com or call us at (0)20 7067 0900.

4. Get in touch with us. Are you a marathoner with an especially inspiring, amazing or amusing story to tell? Do you have any top fundraising tips you’d like to share? Drop us a line at featured@justgiving.com. We’ll share the best of the bunch in upcoming blog features….

Tags: Fundraising