Last Sunday I completed the Milton Keynes half marathon. It was a tough old run; it was cold and snowed pretty much all the way around. Having said that it was a pretty route and we got to see parts of Milton Keynes that we didn't even know were there. It's not all just roundabouts, there are some really lovely places. I was fortunate enough to run with our friend Matt who encouraged me all the way around. It must have been really difficult for him as he really had to slow his pace down to run with me. Dave and I stayed up in Milton Keynes the night before. My daughter told me that unfortunately she couldn't come as she had plans and that she would see me when I got home to celebrate mother's day. Well not only was I met at the finish line by my husband Dave, Matt's lovely wife Laura and their adorable daughter Robin but my daughter had made a surprise journey to Milton Keynes and met me at the finish line with a lovely bunch of flowers. I was pretty emotional crossing the line as it hadn't been a particularly easy run (the first 5 miles had been ok :-)) but when I saw Simone I was really emotional and happy as it was so unexpected. Unfortunately since the run my knee has been playing up however it seems to have improved a lot now and I have managed to get out tonight and have a run. I have really missed it and felt twitchy not being able to get out - that is from someone who used to say "I can't run".
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| Waiting to start, Milton Keynes Xscape was full of waiting runners. |
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| Matt waiting to start. |
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| Waiting to start, the atmosphere was starting to buzz! |
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| Simone meets me at the finish :-) |
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| A little emotional :-) |
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| Yay we did it!!! |
Last night saw the fundraising meal at Panchos mexican in Rayleigh which was a great success. A total of £430 was raised, this was due to the support from friends and family, generous donations from various companies and the great company. I shall list the companies at the end and put their links. The food was delicious and the staff were great. The raffle was popular with several prizes, including a ride in a train cab, a photo shoot, sports vouchers, hairdresser vouchers and zumba vouchers.
At this point I have to say thank you to my lovely husband and daughter for working together in arranging for me to undertake the "cinnamon challenge". For those of you who do not know what this is it involves taking a spoonful of cinnamon and swallowing it with as much dignity as possible. What actually occurs is a complete drying of the mouth and an inability to get rid of the aforementioned cinnamon......oh yes and dignity is completely lost!! My understanding is that the measured amount is a teaspoon but no that is not good enough I have a heaped desert spoon. It is probably one of the most unpleasant experiences I have ever had however this tasked raised an extra £30 so worth every moment of discomfort. Of course there were many willing volunteers who took videos just to ensure my undignified act was shared :-). I am therefore going to try to upload one onto here. I said right at the start of the blog that I would be willing to do pretty much anything to raise money including making myself look daft and I think the video proves it!!! My fundraising is doing well however I am still a way off my target so if you would like to sponsor me please visit by fundraising page on www.justgiving.com/colly-wilks.
Special thanks to everyone involved in making the evening such a success and special thanks to the following for their generous donations.
Sarah from +SND Photography http://www.sndphotography.co.uk/
+Original sports http://www.originalsports.co.uk/
+Snippers Hairdressers http://www.facebook.com/pages/Snippers-of-Rayleigh/160520373963354?sk=info
Zumba classes - details to follow.
+C2C http://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
And Panchos for a great evening and for holding charity events - http://www.panchoscantina.co.uk/
The icing on the cake today was to find out I had made the local paper yesterday :-)
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| A very proud moment seeing this :-). |
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