Events and Fundraising
Personally I LOVE any fitness event as a way of setting myself a tangible goal - then a reason to celebrate!!
Races are a great way of measuring your fitness progress, and the adreneline rush is always a fabulous kick of excitement!!
Events can also be a brilliant way of raising awarness of a cause you feel passionate about - and of course, you can raise some funding for your charity at the same time.
Up-coming events
Nothing in the diary yet - but watch this space for my big 2016 plans!!
Past Events
25th October - Shepton Mallet 10k
http://www.1610.org.uk/events/shepton-10k/
The hilliest race I have ever attempted in my life! This was a real challenge, but I did it! I'd not run 10k for some time, so I knew I might well not get below my last 10k time (57 minutes). When we faced the first hill I was determined to push up the whole way, but at the top, turned the corner - and saw I was only halway up it, I - and everyone around me - slowed down to a walk. And it continued that way!! One hill after the other - really hard but actually brilliant fun. It was refreshing to throw away any notion of 'making a time' and just think about running and the beautiful scenery. It took me 1 hour 3 minutes to complete the course - my slowest 10k ever!! But the hardest, AND one of the most enjoyable!
Cairo half-marathon and 7k - 2015
This is organised annually by Cairo runners.. and it was a really great fun, well organised and BUSY event!!
I signed up for this last minute - encouraged by a friend. It was my first race for over 18 months and I was on the tail-end of recovering 2 injuries, so I was grateful for the 7k option!
I ran to support YUM - a fab Cairo-based home-made no-nasties-added pie shop! www.facebook.com/yumcairo
Having had such fun (despite the look on my face in this photos!) I am planning to run the full 21km in 2016....
