Chris and Melissa on the run for MND by Melissa_Cowley

On Monday Chris and I went out for our first run since the Marathon - running the same 4 miler that I did on the day we found out we had got in.  It was a beautiful day, and apart from the several cars we had to stop for, we had a wonderful run.  Legs felt great and it was lovely to be back out again.

Unfortunately the following day I came back down to earth with a very big bump when I went into hospital to have my hernia dealt with again.  It's not nearly as painful as last time but I am still struggling with it.  It is such a comedown from being a superfit marathon runner to being someone who struggles to walk upstairs and has to spend most of their day sitting down gingerly.  I hate feeling like this and can't wait to be back to my old self again.

Now that the marathon is well and truly over I am making this my last post - it will be wonderful having such a good record of the whole event and I have enjoyed reading other people's entries too.  What an amazing experience.  Thank you FLM.