As promised, another little snippet in the life of someone who is doing something that they, or anyone close to them, ever thought they would even contemplate...
Well, I took myself out into Greenwich Park last night for my penultimate run. I am a lot more positive today as I think it went well. I ran 7 miles and the average time per mile was 11 minutes. I had been worried that my leg might still be a bit painful but it held up fine. Today, I have the normal pain which, in a way, I have become quite used to and fond of! I think yesterday, when I wrote on here, I was a bit all over the place. Mainly because I was worried that I might have done something than would hamper my performance on race day. Now that I know I am fine, I am getting excited again.
I read a post that someone wrote about what their experience was like last year and it was kind of emotional. I think for anyone who undertakes a task such as this, it is a real milestone and achievement in their lives, whether they do 1 or 100. That is the reason that I have been a bit wobbly in recent days. Obviously, I don't want to let my sponsors or the British Heart Foundation down, but I really don't want to let myself down. I have set myself this goal and I desperately want to reach it. I haven't really ever failed at anything. Not because I am great at everything I do, but because I have never really challenged my abilities or pushed myself to achieve. This is a real test for me, both physically and mentally and I hope that I come out the other end and can pat myself on the back for a job well done.
Right - to financial matters now. You will all (if anyone actually reads this blog!) be delighted to know that I have passed my £2000.00 target! Woohoo!! The fundraising page shows £1868 or something at the minute, but I have more money to come in from my forms and that totals around £300. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me. I really, quite literally, couldn't have done it without you. When I started this, it seemed like a huge amount to commit to but thanks to all you generous people, that is now one less worry for me!
I'm off to the Expo at Excel tomorrow to collect my runner number for my vest and have a look round to get a few last minute tips for Sunday. Then I just need to iron my name onto my vest and off we go.
Anyway, more tomorrow after the expo.
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