POST MATCH ANALYSIS 

It was hot. Very hot. And when I got home my youngest took a look at my wooden 'You Ran the Half' medal and said 'did you only finish half the race then?' This thing needs a rebrand. 

I did complete all 13.1 miles, in just over 2 hrs 18 mins, my pace dwindling as the temperature increased. It's a brilliant route and I enjoyed (almost all it) it - the crowds were amazing. It was my first 13-mile run in 13 years, and although it was quite a lot slower than the previous one, I hope it won't be the last. 

Any final donations would be much appreciated, and a million thanks to everyone who's sponsored me so generously already. I'm absolutely delighted with how much I've raised, and knowing that the money will make a big difference to the lives of people with lifechanging burns injuries has spurred me on. Thank you all. 

Dan's Fund was set up in the wake of the tragic bombing of a Bali nightclub in 2002 in retaliation for US attacks in Iraq and Iran following 9/11. 202 people lost their lives that night; my friend lost her new husband of just five weeks, Dan; her best friend Annika; and seven other friends. She was the sole survivor of her table of ten, and escaped only with severe 43% burns. 

Polly felt she needed to make something good from all this horror, to bring some light to the darkness, misery and loss, by raising money for burns survivors. The charity has now been operating for twenty years and raised over £2.7m, becoming one of the three major burns charities in the UK. The money I hope to raise will go directly to providing support for burns survivors, training facilities and burns treatment research. Dan's Fund has helped countless burns survivors rebuild their lives, recover from lifechanging injuries and adjust to extreme emotional as well as physical trauma. 

Polly and I would be enormously grateful for any contribution you can make. You can read more about the exceptional work Dan's Fund does at https://dansfundforburns.org/about-us/.