Wooooo hooooo I’ve finished the marathon!! 

UPDATE- today I ran the Big Half Marathon and have 6 week to go until the London Marathon. It hurt! 

I am running the London Marathon 2021 - I am not a natural runner and the past 20 weeks have been hard, exciting, interesting and a true challenge.  I have 11 more weeks to go and my longest continuous run to date is 15kms (26kms more to go to get to marathon distance on the day)!

I was lucky enough to get a ballot spot for this year's London Marathon (although I cannot remember clicking yes to re-enter the ballot!) and I thought I would run for the lovely group at The Mizen Foundation (http://mizenfoundation.org/). 

They are huge supporters of the local community and my children's school.  Their old cafe was also a place I spent many days when Annie was first born, making friends and giving me somewhere to go on the long early days of motherhood.  I have also been known to spend evenings in Bob's with the friends - continuing my support of them.

Since I recieved my spot, I have been training - running through snow, rain, fog and today blistering heat.  This training has been a real test for my broken body and it has helped throughout lockdown.  

I am not aiming to break any records, just to finish with a smile and know that I have done something I never dreamed in a millions years I could, or would, do.  

I would love for you to sponsor me as I will never run a marathon again (guaranteed!) and it would be lovely to give such a great group some cash for my pain.  

You can follow me on Strava (Dana Bradley) to see how I am going, encourage me as I go along or just give me a cudos (all of which help me get out of bed and run in the mornings).  There you can see photos of where I go, photos of me after my runs (worth paying for!) and just see how I am progressing.

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