So, the big Birmingham run is about two weeks away now. Nervous...me.....never! I have been out training hard and last week achieved twelve and a half miles in under three hours and so I'm pretty confident that I'm going to finish the half marathon on October 21st. I might not be the fastest, the fittest or complete it with the most finesse, but being my first attempt at any kind of running type thing, I reckon I'll still be pretty proud when I cross that finish line (and I will be crossing it, even if I have to crawl the last six miles on my bleeding hands and knees).
I hoped to raise £150+ for Macmillan Cancer Charity and so far have bagged £50 from the pockets of those poor people that I incessantly nag to help me raise money for various charities close to my heart. I also have the promise of sponsorship from many more and so hopefully I will reach my target by the time I run.
Running has never come easily to me. At school I was the one sucking desperately on the end of an inhaler, sweating and waiting for the Grim Reaper to drop by whilst everybody else breezed the 800m like African Giselle's. After leaving school, I pranced about on treadmills in an attempt to get into some kind of shape (although I still insist that round is a shape thank you very much), but the thought of running any kind of marathon half or otherwise, made me want to barf. Nowadays I still want to barf but it's a side affect of a ten mile run.
I'm looking forward to pushing myself to the limit for my first proper big run and maybe in the coming years will be looking forward to the marathon in that London. Who knows?
If you would like to sponsor me this time round there's still time and every penny raised goes to such a worthy cause - Macmillan Cancer Support. Anything and everything you can donate will be utterly appreciated.
http://www.justgiving.com/Vicki-Wootton1
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