Race for Life

I said I would update people on how the Race for Life went but I have been so tired and busy that I haven't had the chance to do so; until now. So here it is:

I did the Race for Life last Wednesday evening (27th June). I am sure many are aware that the Race for Life is an event held every year, all around the country, for women to walk, jog or run 5Km in order to raise money for Cancer Research UK (CR UK). This year I signed up to do the Race for Life in York. My last post 'Running' was about my reasons for doing the run. I also mentioned in that post that, at that point, I had managed to raise £165 for CR UK, which was amazing.

Well a week and two days on from the event and I have recovered - I actually recovered a week ago, but as I said earlier, this post has been a while in coming. I completed the 5Km in under 50 minutes. I didn't run the whole thing but walked and jogged alternately - which had actually been my intention - so I succeeded in doing what I had set out to do. I started off in the walking section which I regretted slightly as it took a while to get past the start point and to break away from the rest of the walkers in order to start jogging.

Aside from this, the event was rather enjoyable. Around 3,000 women were doing the Race for Life and it was amazing to be a part of it and to see that number of people supporting CR UK. On the weather front, it didn't rain (fortunately) but it was very hot and humid which made it very hard work. But despite that, moods were high as people completed the race.

I was so pleased and proud of myself for completing it and I really hope that my Grandad and Grandma (in memory of whom I was doing the race) would have been proud of me also. As well as my joy at completing it, I am over-whelmed at the support I received from friends and family. I have now managed to raise over £200 for CR UK which will go to do some amazing work to help people who suffer from cancer and their families. So I just want to say thank you to everyone who supported me in doing the Race for Life.

Thanks and God bless.

KV