<p><em><strong>Yay!</strong></em></p> <p>On the 9th October 2011 (a week ago at the time of writing), after 16 weeks of training, I finally run the Royal Parks Foundation's Half Marathon.&nbsp; What a day!</p> <p>I managed the whole course (13.1 miles / 22 km) in <strong>2 hours, 25 minutes, 52 seconds</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <p>It was a gorgeous day with ideal weather.&nbsp; I felt like I was powering through the first half of the race; the second half was much, much harder, but despite having to walk for about 300 metres, I <em>did</em> complete the course and finished the race running.&nbsp; It was awesome!</p> <p><em><strong>Many thanks to all of you who generously made donations for Shelter on this page.</strong></em>&nbsp; I like to think that we are all making a positive difference to someone's life somewhere, and that someone vulnerable is a little better-off thanks to this effort.</p> <p>As you can see, my overall fundraising target isn't quite met yet, so if you would like to donate now (and until about three months from now), you still can.&nbsp;</p> <p>For a full account of the day, feel free to take a look at this post:&nbsp; https://plus.google.com/109746339243031639784/posts/buK8gYB39Lj.</p> <p>All the best,</p> <p>Karen x</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>