Jan3120101:37 p.m.
A touch of motivation...
Week 6 of Mr H's plan complete - 30 miles in total this being a step-back week. Next week looks ferocious though.
Yesterday I attended the Kidney Research UK marathon afternoon in London and it was a truly inspiring and humbling experience. For many reasons this charity is important to me but to listen to the guy who took up running to raise funds for the charity because his wife was on her second, yes second, kidney transplant, was so touching and impressive. And the awe-inspiring Kidney Specialist doctor who has run 118 marathons to date, for the charity!!!!! She was wonderful and motivating and really made one feel anything is possible. And anything is.
So, I am applying via Kidney Research UK to run New York for them in November and I may well run another one too. However, I need to run 16 miles next Saturday first...Oh and I suppose I better start thinking about fundraising, not to mention sourcing the purple tutu which I plan to wear to match the purple charity top...I was thinking I might dye my hair purple too but remembering the rain of the 2008 marathon I think I might just end up looking a prat if it was wet. A purple prat. A bit like a raisin, or a prune...
Have a happy running week.
Hxx
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Nick 'I'd love to see you all in purple, Hat. I'm not sure about the hair though! You'd look like some purple sprouting broccoli!!! Good luck with the training and the fundraising!' added 31st Jan 2010
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simonedumergue 'Sounded like a wonderful day and probably the perfect dose of inspiration as we enter the tough part of the training: serious stuff, but still with ages to go! Love the idea of a marathon running prune :-)' added 31st Jan 2010
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Firefly123 'Sounds like it was well worth while going to and some motivation as well. Good luck with finding the purple tutu - and this weeks 16 miler.' added 31st Jan 2010
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Skiff_Shuver 'http://tobroketolaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/grimace.gif Thinks purple would suit you ;-)' added 31st Jan 2010
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squa25 'sounds like a very motivational day. And being all purple sounds great. You could be one of the ribena berries! I love the idea of running the NY marathon but I need to get through VLM before I can start thinking about anything else. One of my silly colleagues once said to me "you might not like it (the marathon)". I told him to shut up - he wasn't being very helpful when he was supposed to be providing me with motivation to run. He was just being jovial... but still, he's right.' added 31st Jan 2010
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Keith_L 'I went to my charity evening teh other day and had an equally moving account - must have had something in my eye New York is a fab marathon - loved it but harder than London 118 marathons? wow that nutty' added 31st Jan 2010
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Suziewee 'Well done on completing another week. I missed two runs this week because of my foot, and I really want to be able to do this weeks long run so will only bike and try a run on Thurs if no pain. Hope you find the tutu, I wonder if I would be brave enough to dress up. I am running for a parenting charity, so maybe a nappy? No maybe not!!' added 31st Jan 2010
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lou21 'Purple Sprouting!? Wonderful progress my friend... that is serious mileage! I have been living is a little secure bubble until I looked at next weeks training plan... I have now deduced that 'Francis', the nice trainer for Breakthrough Breast Cancer is actually a sadist! I have closed my eyes to it until Tuesday morning... then I will take a peek through half opened eyes, and see if I really fancy it! It appears that she has stuck a long run in the middle of the week.... oh heck! Anyway... I must think about what I am going to wear too. I need to find some very real looking artificial sweet peas to pin somewhere about my person. And I might need a tutu.... ho hum :0)' added 31st Jan 2010
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Johnf 'I think the purple thing is the answer to some sponsorship, there must be a couple of companies who would sponsor an all purple runner. Sorry I'm not helping am I? Good week and good luck keeping up with Hal.' added 1st Feb 2010
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onthefloor04 'Purple tutu's available at a shop in the Liberty shopping centre in Romford, along with some other rather saucy unmentionables - tsk those essex girls eh? Gotta love them.' added 2nd Feb 2010
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jach222 'What about purple hair braids... although wouldnt recommend beads on the end or you might get facial injuries! I am catching up after being AWOL... I had forgotten how fab blogs are... I'm back with a new blog in general running because I am doing the trailwalker - well I was banned from running by so many people an the osteo recommended 'Walking' - apparently 100km in 30hrs was NOT what she meant!! So nice to read about your lovely running... you could sell running :-)' added 5th Feb 2010
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judith 'I find events like that motivational and moving. Keep up the good work and you'll do great on the day.' added 5th Feb 2010
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