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Saturday Nov 03, 2007

The challenge continues

When I finished the Hydro Active Women's Challenge 5k, I swore I'd never do anything like that again.

It was a great experience, I raised a lot of money, but running really isn't me.  My training programme and gym attendance has definitely increased my fitness, and my stamina has greatly improved, but I'm just not a person who is built to run.

Then I got an email on the 9th October inviting me to enter the Bupa London 10,000 in May 2008.

I emailed my dad, my boyfriend and two of my best friends to ask them if they thought I'd be absolutely insane to enter.  The feedback was overwhelmingly swift - "it's a great idea", "yes, you'd be insane.  Do it!" - and by the time my dad answered my email, I'd already sent off the form and the fee.

I'll be raising money for the Alzheimer's Society again, and though it'll be an immense challenge, I want to raise at least as much as I did for the 5k run.

At the moment, I'm struggling to shake off a lingering flu bug, which has limited my gym-going activities, but as soon as I'm fit again, the training will begin in earnest - and once again, I'll be blogging here.

Posted by Carrie ( 5:22 PM )
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