"My first Cross Country - (and mud bath!)"
2nd February 2020 "I’m gonna have a bash at the League Cross Country - first time running for my club! Lots of water, toast, fruit,...
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RUNNING A RAINBOW
My Marathon Diary
Welcome to Running a Rainbow, a journal following my training for one of the most famous 26.2 mile races in the world, The London Marathon 2020!
I am 39 and on the autism spectrum and will be running MY FIRST EVER MARATHON (!) to raise much needed funds for a wonderful charity dear to my heart, AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS.
Follow my progress, each step of the way through regular photos and updates in my blog below, as I take on this almighty challenge. Share each trial and victory alike and please feel free to send lots of positive vibes!
Oh and please don't forget to have a look at my JUST GIVING page where you can make a donation to help me reach my pledge target of £1800!! Every single donation, great or small will make a difference to a charity that so many depend on. You can find the "DONATE" buttons at the top right and bottom of this page and dotted about the site.
I hope Running a Rainbow will offer a glimpse into my world, in particular how running has helped me to create focus, stability and positivity in a life which I otherwise find quite daunting and confusing.
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"2020!! New year full of new things"
January highlights Well I certainly started the year exactly as I meant to go on, recovering from all that dreadful December illness,...
"December update"
Well December brought about a whole new set of challenges, mostly in the form of the H1N1 virus, followed by a pretty horrible secondary...
“It’s not always easy this autism lark”
When I am running, it takes me a little while to settle into it. I firstly need to adjust to my surroundings, warm up and shake off any...
"November Training Highlights"
November saw some pretty cold, dark, wet and miserable weather which I was pretty reluctant to venture out in on a few occasions. That's...
"It's ALIIIIIIVE!"
Finally! I'm back up and running (metaphorically speaking as I haven't stopped running!) I had some issue with being able to edit my...
“My new race buddy!”
So it looks like I’m quite taken with this little feller who appeared in my fundraising pack. I PONDered awhile (uggghh, terrible pun I...
Nobody said it would be easy...
...I mean where's the challenge in that? I've just been diagnosed with Hypermobilty Joint Syndrome. It's a pain, like literally, but it's...
Halloween Fundraisers!
WOW! I'm so over the moon with the support of my spooky fundraising efforts! I ran 2 little competitions, a "NAME THE TRICK OR TREAT...
"I'M RUNNING!"
So yesterday I received the telephone call. A lovely lady named Victoria, called from Autism East Midlands to tell me that after the...
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