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E 03/07: Win the ultimate Bupa Great North Run package

I promised I have searched every possible thing I can think of, so if it's already been posted please tell me how you found it! :confused:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1]Runner’s World and Lucozade Sport are excited to offer you the chance to win an exclusive training and racing package in the run-up to the world’s largest half-marathon - the Bupa Great North Run (October 5).[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]JOIN OUR TEAM[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Whether you’ve already got a place in the race or need us to take care of your entry for you, we’re on the lookout for six enthusiastic RW members to be part of our Great North Run team - the Lucozade Sport Super Six.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]WHAT YOU WIN[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Each of our winners will receive: [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A bespoke 10-week training schedule devised by a RW coach and support throughout the duration of your race preparation [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A personal nutrition plan from the Lucozade Sport team of sport scientists and nutritionists, as well as two Lucozade Sport Runners’ Training Packs bulging with high-performance hydration and nutritional products [/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A race-preparation seminar and training run with Liz Yelling, the Lucozade Sport inspirational running ambassador and Team GB member for the Beijing 2008 Olympics[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]VIP hospitality on race day, including exclusive access to the start area[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lucozade Sport Super Six running kit[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]And, as if that weren't enough, you'll also enjoy a night’s hotel stay before the big event, private transfer from your hotel to the start line, travel vouchers to cover your journey to and from Newcastle (up to the value of £150), a digital camera to capture your training on film and exclusive entry into the Lucozade Sport partner race, the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Click here for more prize details[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GET INTERACTIVE[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]All we ask is that you are happy to share your experience with Runner’s World (both online and in print) for the duration of the project. You will be prepared to commit to our tailor-made training schedules, post regular updates in our forums and appear in online video footage. And of course, you'll be bursting with determination to reach your half-marathon goal.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HOW TO ENTER[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Whether you’re a racing novice or half-marathon veteran, simply hop onto our forum and tell us why you should be chosen to join us on the start line of the Bupa Great North Run 2008. Your pitch should be no longer than 250 words, and include a brief running background and your current goals, as well as your reasons for deserving this elite training package. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]What are you waiting for? [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Click here to enter this fantastic competition now [/FONT]
ITV Winners Club Member (106)
Thank you all who post comps and answer questions.

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  • Mullhon2
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    Bupa Great North Run Package: Terms and Conditions
    1. This promotion is open to UK residents only, 17 or above, excluding employees and their immediate families of GlaxoSmithKline, their subsidiaries or anyone professionally connected with this promotion.
    2. The closing date for entries is midnight 3rd July 2008.
    3. To enter log onto www.runnersworld.co.uk(the “Website”), upload your details and entry essay (or no more than 250 words) to the competition forum. Your entry essay should comprise your reason why you should be chosen as a member of the Lucozade Sport Super Six, a brief history of your running career and in what time you would expect to complete the 2008 Bupa Great North Run (the “Event”).
    4. To be eligible to win one of the prizes you must agree to write a frequent blog on the Website for the three months leading up to and including the Event. This blog would need to contain details on how your training is progressing and it may also contain photos. All photographs must have been taken by you and you must have obtained the permission of all persons in the photographs for their image to be published. The blog will be completely interactive so that others can respond with feedback.
    5. By submitting any information onto the Website (including photographs), you agree to grant the promoters and NatMag Rodale royalty-free, non-exclusive permission to publish the information (including photographs) in any form of media. This means the promoters can reproduce the information (including photographs) however and wherever they want, but it also means that you can as well. You will still own the copyright to everything you contribute. Where the promoters choose to use any of the information (including the photographs), they will credit the copyright to you.
    6. By entering the Competition, the winner consents to any publicity generated as a result of the Competition, and their name or image being used on websites, magazines or mobile services at any time.
    7. The winners will be selected by a panel of experts at their discretion. The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
    8. The prize winners will be notified no later than 5th July 2008.
    9. When dates are specified they can not be altered.
    10. There are 6 (six) prizes to be won. Each prize comprises; an entry place in the Event and also the partnered race, the 2008 Bupa Great Yorkshire Run, a [model TBC] digital camera, two Lucozade Sport Runners Training Packs (2x Hydro Active Hyptonic Drink Mix, 18x Body Fuel Sachet, 10x Sports Recovery Sachet, 10x Carbo Gel, 5x Energy Bar and 1x Nutrition Guide), a Lucozade Sport Super Six running outfit, accommodation in The Valmont hotel for the night before the Run, travel to Newcastle on the day prior to the Event and travel back from Newcastle the day of the Event (up to a maximum value of £150), transfer from the hotel to the Event, hospitality before and after the Event, the opportunity to attend a training day with Liz Yelling and personal advice and tips from Lucozade Sport team of sport scientists, nutritionists and running experts.
    11. No cash or alternative will be offered for the prize in whole or part. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize of the same or greater value.
    12. Entries in the incorrect format will not be considered. Entries cannot be returned. Only the winner/s will be contacted personally.
    13. Names of the winners available by sending a SAE GlaxoSmithKline UK, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS.
    14. The promoter accepts no responsibility for late or lost entries. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.
    15. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them. The promoter shall be permitted to exclude any entrant at any time at its sole discretion.
    16. Where NatMag Rodale runs a competition with a promoter such that the promoter is responsible for the selection and/or the provision of prizes then NatMag shall not be responsible for or have any liability for the provision of such prizes.
    17. The promoter is GlaxoSmithKline UK, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS.
    ITV Winners Club Member (106)
    Thank you all who post comps and answer questions.
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