Friday started with a visit to the Strictly Come Dancing hotel, with Louis Smith the main target.
He was a bit awkward, but managed to get him to sign a Wenlock for me once I explained it was a charity auction and then posed for a slightly light blurred photo >> http://thelucky13challenge.files.wordpr ... smith1.jpg
With snow falling, it wasn't the best of days to be out, but also managed
Phil Tufnell - 2 x signed Xmas Cards
Craig Revel Horwood - 3 x Signed Xmas Cards and a photo holding a card
Len Goodman - 2 x signed Xmas Cards
Dani Harmer - 3 x Signed Xmas Cards (one of which was for a friend on request)
James Jordan - 2 x signed Xmas Cards
Lisa Riley - 2 x signed Xmas Cards
I had planned to go back down, but the weather just hasn't been good for it
From there it was on to the Athletics, and hiding out in the hotel for a while. Several athletes had promised me items for auction, so I was keen to see them all to arrange things. There's several to be fully confirmed, but among the ones I got...
Dai Greene - Signed Wenlock, Signed "Country Badge" from the Race Meeting, and photo with, 2 x tshirts
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Gianni Frankis - Signed "Country Badge" from Race Meeting, photo with badge and photo with
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Carmelita Jeter - Signed Wenlock, 2 x signed Olympic Logos, photo with
Paula Radcliffe - a total bonus as had no idea she was going to be there, signed Wenlock and photo with
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Colin Jackson - photo with, 2 x tshirts
Kim Collins - Wenlock, photo with
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Mary Saxer - donated one of her TeamUSA tshirts, signed, photo with
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Manteo Mitchell (who ran his leg of the 4x400m in London with a broken leg sustained at 200m) - donated one of his TeamUSA running tops, signed, photo with, photo holding. It's signed in black marker, but hard to see on image because of the material
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Funmi Jimoh - donated one of her TeamUSA jackets, signed white card, photo with
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Dwain Chambers - 4 x signed photos, 2 x tshirts, photo with, photo with tshirt
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Holly Bleasdale - 6 x signed photos, 2 x tshirts
Nigel Levine&Conrad Williams - 2 x signed tshirts and photo with both
Jonathan Edwards - 2 x signed tshirts, Signed Wenlock
Steve Cram - signed Wenlock
Kind Butler - photo with (and a lot of banter, top man as seen by his antics later in the night)
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Duane Solomon - photo with
Erik Balnuit - photo with
Cindy Roleder - 2 x signed photos
Matt Centrowitz - 2 x signed photos, photo with
Jenny Elbe - photo with, index card
Danielle Carruthers - photo with
Jason Gardener - photo with, 2 x tshirts
Got loads of others, will update once I figure everything out. Was delighted with how the two days went. Missed a few, Denise Lewis moved faster than a bullet, Cram and Radcliffe I would have loved to have got on the tshirts, and Jonny Edwards wasn't too forthcoming. A couple of others eluded me, but pretty good all round. Oh and the lighting in the hotel playing havoc with the camera didn't help.
5 awesome kit items donated for auction by some ace athletes, seven new Wenlocks signed, from some of the biggest Olympic names. Full story of the two day spree is here
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