As many of you know Andrew Young from Starship has been training for the NY Marathon and today in New York was D Day...and he finished the marathon 4 hours 03 minutes and 15 seconds! Way to go Andrew! He has raised over $26,000 for the kids at Starship and that's why Andrew was running. Vicki (Andrew's running mate) has also finished the race at: 6 hours :01 minute :27 seconds and one more person who wasn't previously mentioned and that is Paul Grinder..he's from the Spartacus production crew (assistant director) Paul finished at 05 hours :10 minutes :39 seconds!

Congratulations to all three and to the other runners who did the grueling 41.8 km trek!

Andrew has raised $26,296.21 which is just phenomenonal! His marathon partner Vicki has raised $19,604.93 and they are both set for the 1 NOvember 2009 NY Marathon.

This is the latest from his donation page

STOP PRESS: If you want to track my progress (or lack of) online at the ING NY Marathon on Nov 1, my bib number is 41916.

This is my very public mid-life crisis. I figure if I'm going to attempt my first marathon in honour of Starship, it might as well be in the Big Apple to be witnessed by millions of encouraging onlookers.

I'm running with my mate Vikki Maclean and it's true we made a pact to do New York last year - and yes - after a glass of wine (or two). This my have fuelled our courage (and foolishness) but we've nonetheless stuck to our word.

We've also seen the light and have banished alcohol (well, almost) in favour of energy drinks, 5am daily wake ups to train (in the pitch black and cold) and ongoing strategising to ensure we reach the finish line. My coach Tim Morrison's unfailingly there with stop-watch and some evil course for me to complete each morning, when my body's just craving sleep and peace.

Luckily Lucy Lawless, our Starship Foundation ambassador and my good mate, is sometimes literally alongside us to keep the motivation going. She's also behind us as a very generous supporter for our run - thanks Lucy.

Hi folks,

After the AUSXIP Hacker Meltdown back in May, the auction site went kaboom and I had to bring up the backup ausxip auction site. After a short hiatus, it's now back to the AUSXIP Charity site with some new software and hopefully more secure site.

Click here to view

This is brand new so you will need to register again. The next auction is going to be Adrienne Wilkinson's Official Fan Club Charity Sale which is due in Mid November.

Click here to register

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After the OAWFC Charity Sale, the next scheduled auction will be the huge AUSXIP Annual Auction to raise money for Starship and the ROC Outreach Fund. This will be in March 2010.

Many thanks!

MaryD