I've raised £200 to Support GYO mental health project . John is completing a half marathon on 3rd September. charity number 1099568

Organised by Elizabeth Harrison
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Story

A few weeks ago at a family gathering in Glasgow, Martyn my son in law, who had just completed a 30 mile race, challenged me to do a half marathon with him. As I am now in the 60 + age group and haven’t run for over 20 years (when I used to jog along the local canal with my dog) there was only one answer I could give: “ I accept”
Of course alcohol was involved somewhere along the way & I was remembering my days in the Territorial Army when I used to be able to run for miles, so of course I could do it! Just let me know where and when I slurred. Within a minute I was informed there was a 13.5 mile run around Garstang (where I now live) in 10 weeks time. Amazing what you can find out on smart phones these days.
Well I retired that night full of bravado & woke up the next morning thinking what on earth have I done? I hoped Martyn had forgotten about the challenge but of course he hadn’t and that is how I now find myself running not so much as a headless chicken but a man with a purpose!
I thought, if I’m going to do this then I should have a good reason to do so - especially after my first run / stagger of 3 miles when I thought my lungs were going to burst. If I’m going through this much pain then I need to do it for a good cause to give me more incentive.
I mentioned to my line manager, Martyn Climpson, what I was doing & the fact I had no sensible reason for doing it and he suggested I do it for “Grow Your Own” . Rydon Maintenance like to support this good cause as much as possible so it seemed an ideal opportunity to assist them.
Decision made, I now had a purpose too. My first run had worked out as 15 agonising minutes per agonising mile but do you know – it felt good, in a painful sort of way!
Anyway, the most important thing now is to get round on Sunday 3rd September, preferably in one piece, and raise whatever money I can for the most worthwhile cause of “Grow Your Own”. If you would like to donate any money then please feel free to do so

About fundraiser

Elizabeth Harrison
Organiser

Donation summary

Total
£240.00