to think that if I am asked to sponsor an adult to do something, it should involve real effort on their part ?

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Rather than being something they do on a very regular basis ? Fr'instance - my colleague ran the London marathon last year for a hospice. Lots of training, real effort to make it happen, so more than happy to sponsor her. But a friend has linked to a JustGiving for him to run 10k for charity - I feel as he does a 10k run once a week at least, just because, it doesn't seem to warrant me sponsoring him.

DH thinks I may be a little unreasonable, as it is a charity I would donate to, but just struck me as wrong.

AIBU ?

yes you are, maybe thats all he can sign up for as part of that charity!
its hard to get a place in London marmathon.

Could you sponsor him to do it in a particular time (eg find out his 'normal time' and knock some minutes off). Sponsorship could taper - if his normal time is 1 hour you'll sponsor him 5 if he completes it in 50mins, 2 if he finishes in 55 mins etc.

bloody hell! YABU. 10K is 10K, and it is for charity. If you dont want to sponsor him then dont.

YANBU, how lazy of him,

surley he should be doing it carrying a flaming walrus!!

I don't sponsor race for Life either, on the basis that it's only 5K after all.

I also don't sponsor those people who cycle through Cuba or wherever to raise money for a charty, on the basis that i don't see why I should pay for some random colleague to go on a jolly.

yes the race for life is only 5k but if you have never run before it is fair distance.

YABU.
It's for a charity, you're not giving money for the person, he's just asking you to donate. If you don't want to support the charity then don't.
I always base my decision on what charity it is, not what's being done (if somebody runs 5K or 100K - no difference to me).

MiaMamma - I sort of agree.

But then if you carry that through, logically it should mean you just donate to the charity anyway, not sponsor anyone at all?

I think YABU. I understand your reasoning but whether you regularly run a distance or not it still involves training and preparing and it can always be a challenge (e.g. trying to beat a time)

But for example I'm not great in donating, honestly don't really do it much . But if somebody (friends, colleages) invites me to donate, that sort of gets my attention and I might do it. But it depends on the charity not on the event they involved in.
And yes, even 5K run might be BIG challenge for someone (I just run last night)

I see what you mean MiaMamma - it's like a reminder to donate. I see it the same way and do sometimes sponsor people for the same reason. But in an ideal world I'd work out what charities I want to give to, set up direct debits, and then not sponsor anyone... (is that mean?)

That's ideal world, yes

Thanks for the thoughts.