It's Monday morning, and all I can say is it's a good job I work from home as I only just made it from my bedroom to the home office!! I have blisters like I've never had before, both knees are shot, and I feel like I've got the hips of an 80 year old! We both had a great day. It started off in the sunshine of Greenwich. We then got very wet and hailed on after about five miles, although refreshing it left us both drenched. Lots of highlights, but the atmosphere on Tower Bridge (13 miles) was something else, and of course miles 25 - finish (Embankment to the Mall). Another highlight was passing the camel, Phil the Rhino and 1 of the 3 wombles that passed us earlier in the race!! The knee, ITB and blisters started to kick in at 15 so out came more Ibuprofen! At 20 miles, things started to get very painful and to make matters worse the mother of all April showers lasted about 4 miles. But we both dug deep and kept going. I'm proud to say we did not once stop or walk and ran the whole way, dipping in under 5 hours at 4hrs 56 minutes. Thank you to everyone that sponsored us, the supportive emails, texts, facebook messages and a special thanks to all of you who came to support throughout the marathon.....it really does make all the difference. There is still some money to come in, but we estimate that we will have raised around £4000 for the Family Welfare Association and the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in childhood, affecting 1 in 200. In the UK alone epilepsy affects over 75,000 children and young people. As most of you know, I lost my brother James to epilepsy in 2006 when he was 18 - this was my way of remembering him and supporting a charity who ensure other young people with epilepsy have a better future. Thank you for visiting my fundraising page, and many thanks for your support. Sarah ran for the Family Welfare Association. FWA is a national, registered charity that provides practical, emotional and financial help to children and families facing a wide range of difficulties. You can visit her page at: http://www.justgiving.com/sarahlowther
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