Great North Run!
And now a message from intrepid uber-coder, Paul Holden:
Since I joined Media Molecule at the start of 2007 I’ve regularly spent my lunchtimes running around the streets of Guildford. I find running helps to clear my thoughts so if I’ve been stuck with a particularly nasty problem I often find I’ve figured out a solution half-way through my run. It also means I can eat lots of delicious cake without feeling guilty!
We like charts and things here at Media Molecule, so I’ve made a graph of the cumulative distance I’ve run since starting here. I guess I must have had lots of tricky problems to solve over the past two years, because I’ve run over 1,000 miles now – that’s far enough to run from Guildford to Algeria!
On Sunday I’ll be taking part in the the Great North Run back in my hometown of Newcastle. The Great North Run is the world’s largest half-marathon. Every year around 50,000 people run the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields. Every year runners participating in the race raise millions of pounds in sponsorship for different charities.
I’m raising money for a charity called the Foundation for Study of Infant Deaths. FSID work to help prevent sudden deaths in infants, fund research, and provide support for bereaved families. I had an older brother who died suddenly as an infant and I wanted to do something to help the charity that helped my parents 30 years ago.
I’ve set up a fundraising page at http://www.justgiving.com/paulholden and I’d be incredibly grateful if anyone wanted to sponsor me. Even if you can only spare a few pounds that would be amazing. If you’re a UK taxpayer you can claim the tax back on your donation with Gift Aid. This means that for every pound you donate, £1.28 goes to FSID.
[NB this isn't an official fundraiser by MM, Sony or LBP; however it's a very worthy cause and wow, you should see the amount of sweat that comes off Paul when he runs all those miles... If you think he should run in a giant sackboy costume, post your votes in the comments 
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I really like the idea of charity events, such as this
Definitely an important charity chosen and I hope lots of money can be raised, not only for that one, but all charities in total 
and yes, I say YES! to the Sackboy costume as long as we get lots of photos
YES THAT WOULD BE SOOO FUNNY!!
Where it! And be sure to take some pictures, too!
I vote Sackboy Costume!
I’d be all too happy to donate £5 to the cause – have to save a bit of my extra cash to buy LBP
… if you wear the Sackboy costume… that’d be hilarious 
Donated £10 – best of luck, and you best wear some sort of Sackboy endorsement
I find running a great help when solving problems too.
Good luck, donated 10 pounds.
Sack boy costume NOOOOOW
Hey Paul – great job!!
With PS3 Attitude being a 100% philanthropic venture, where every penny we make through the site goes to charity, we love it when people do extraordinary things for the causes close to their heart.
We featured your plea at the site today to do our bit to help you out – good luck for Sunday.
And please resist the temptation to slap the people beside you – humans don’t react in the same comedic fashion as Sackpeople…
As soon as my Paypal fixes itself I’ll be glad to help
Do it man
The suit would be funny until it killed him. Better now. Good luck with the race!ce!
Run Sackboy! Run!
It’s for a good cause
I would totally do it if i had the costume
Don’t strain yourself now Paul
Make it a run no one will forget
if you do I would instal a fan!
My baby sister died from FSID.
On my country (Argentina) is called the ‘Muerte Blanca’ (White dead… because babies are dressed in white).
Haha you SHOULD wear a Sackboy outfit! That would be hilarious.
Oh yeah, my would-have-been-older sister also died of SIDS, after just 19 days on this planet. However, if she had lived I would not be here today…It’s a rather twisted circumstance.
Good Luck, sounds like a great foundation. It’s refreshing to hear something from you guys every now and then. So uplifting.
13 miles on a Sackboy costume… ouch … if you do so (hope you make the costume light) … make sure to install some fans and take a lot of liquids in a support car! Oh, also pray for a good fresh weather … cos a wet costume would be a pain to lift and a warm temperature would be dangerous…
Good luck on your run ^___^
Kudos for running around Guildford, it’s bloody hilly in places. When I was there at Lionhead I was frequently out of puff walking to the commercial park place.
Paulmichael, sorry to hear that, but at least you are here,and your parents are happy with it
If you run in a giant sackboy outfit i’ll donate you again what I’ve already donated!
GO GOLDEN HOLDEN! GOOD LUCK FOR SUNDAY!
Run !!! SackBoy Costume !!!!
LBPNation.com
Dude! Paul go for it!!! Come to lovely Newcastle, but I should forewarn you that the weather cannot make up it’s mind. One moment summer sun and warm next second grey and rainy!!!
Come prepared!!
Love
Hail
Hey everyone. Just wanted to say thanks for all your support! I’ve raised close to £1,000 now which is utterly incredible.
The race is tomorrow around 10:30. I’ll post again to let you know that I made it around safe and sound
Have someone running next to you shooting from the side. Sidescroller style so that it looks like the game. And wear a big sackboy costume. And grab others around you and drag them around.
I’ve seen you running around Guildford, so good luck with the run. I’m already sponsoring a classmate from the Royal Grammar School though (top of the High Street not too far from the Media Molecule office).
So Paul, how it was ?
Hi guys, i’m only 14 so i don’t really have any money to donate
, but it would be great to see you running in a sackboy costume, after i get LBP i should have some money to donate, Sackboy all the way! 
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- P.S if you guys are still up and running after i’ve finished with Uni it’d be cool to get a job here!!!
Congrats mate, i’m sure to donate some funds for all your work in every different location and your exhaustive running… You better save me some cake too..
Wally
Thats sad, man! I wish I could help but I’m American and aparently I don’t have pounds (or euros)and I’m very sorry.
Now, about the costume, it sounds painful but funny. Make sure you take ALOT of water and maybe get some people to take pictures.
-kbrun
you should wear the costume and drag people like that other guy said and take many pics
–cant donate im american too no euros or pounds