....I felt exhausted, painful, relieved, amazed and very happy to have completed the distance and to have beeen able to raise funds for the Nolu and her kids at the Zanokhanyo Safety Home. A huge thank you to everyone who supported me and made a donation to our cause. I know that every penny will make a big difference to the lives of the kids at Zanokhanyo and will also send a message of support to Nolu and everyone else who is involved in the home .

I did it ! Shuffled over the line after 3 hours and 58 minutes. It was an amazing day with thousands of other runners, loads of them doing it for charity as well. The sun even came out for a while as we ran through some great landmarks and neighbourhoods where people lined the roads to support us and provide such a varied soundtrack to the run that only a city like Birmingham could offer, not to mention the kids handing out jelly babies and shouting out words of support.

Sorry for the complete lack of updates ! It's been a busy few weeks fitting in the training and getting more donations. I did my last long run on Sunday which almost ends the training as the last week is just shorter runs and rests. 2 more days to go now !! Some news from Zanokhanyo where the kids are starting to get ready to go back to school. Lots of important things to buy such as uniforms and books so your donations will very likely go towards some of these items. Here is a recent photo of Nolu and some of the children looking very happy !