What a weekend!!!!!!!!!

Hiya Everyone.

Sorry its been a little while since I've updated my blog but its all been a bit manic. A little bit of running involved which is good as I have London creaping up so quickly its rather scarey!!!!

Ok so this weekend I travelled down to the lovely sunny Sussex coast to take part in the Hastings Half marathon. Having not done the Inverness half due to coming back from injury I was really looking forward to giving it another go.

Wow, what fantastic support I received! Firstly Urszula joined me by doing the run with me....THANK YOU... She kept me going until the very last step over the line! We may have done a quicker time if we hadn't talked solid for the whole 13.1 miles!!!

Mark, Joe & Jenna, my lovely marathon friends from London 2009 came over from Brighton to be our cheering squad & also Nuala ran the half too!

Not forgetting all my lovely family & friends who made the effort too come & see me & cheer me on! SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!! Really made my day as it was also my birthday! What a way to celebrate eh??!! Can think of more relaxing ways!

Anyway, we got around in 2:36. 5 minutes slower than last year but I did walk the hilly queensway. I did this purely as not to push myself too much with coming back from the injury & I really wanted to finish without pain!!! So for the sake of 5 minutes, I'll take that!! :o)

At the start of the race the organisers sang Happy Birthday to me over the tannoy which was both embarrassing & lovely all at the same time!!

I have posted some pics for you all to see of me before, after & during! I am fairly worried about the lack of training I have done this year. This time last year I had just done 18 miles & I am 2 weeks away from that & 5 weeks away from London, yikes!!!!!

Still, this weekend I am aiming for 15, will be glad to pop the Ipod on & dig my heels in & hope again its another pain/ Injury free experience!!

Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!