Count down! #oneinamillion I'm running the London Marathon 24/4/16

Sally Grint is raising money for iSightCornwall
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Virgin London Marathon 2016 · 24 April 2016 ·

iSightCornwall is Cornwall’s local, independent sight loss charity. Our team is ready to help everyone with sight loss, whether recent or longstanding, sudden or gradual. We’ll help you to understand your eye condition and provide you with practical support to continue doing the things you love.

Story

To run the London Marathon is a dream come true... I loved X-country and rowing when I was young, in my 20's I turned to extreme-sports and nowadays simply love to hike in the mountains and generally be outdoors. For many years I tried to get a marathon ballot place (lots of 'no' letters) then I started to think if I don't do this before I'm 45 years old I probably never will.

My running dropped off completely in 2013 while I got my head around skin-cancer and anosmia, I was thinking the worst and needed to get back to the right mind-set. Then one day the charity I was working for at the time said they had a marathon place. At 44 years I put on my old tennis trainers and puffed 1 mile along a trail, I thought I am never going to make this! Slowly I've built up over 4 months, I am hitting the trails 3-4 times a week, I've clocked up over 100 miles in training, lost 9lbs and feel fitter and happier than I've done in years - I feel 20 years younger (just no extreme stuff!) 

I am so happy to have a place and I'm so excited for what this experience brings. It's been one step at a time and one step closer everyday to being the best mum and partner I can be. Thank you to my loving family and my friends - I could not do this without you <3 

Donation summary

Total
£795.00
+ £133.75 Gift Aid
Online
£795.00
Offline
£0.00

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