Well, what a beautiful day it turned out to be...Bright sunshine and a cold, crisp frosty morning.Could not have been better.

Run completed with no problems from my foot at all.Officially just under 7 miles per circuit, total 13.98 miles, but the terrain on the far side was much more difficult than i imagined it would be.Had to jog/scramble/walk/jump as best as i could without breaking my ankles.

Thanks to Frankie for the great send off, and to all the walkers for their encouragement, cheers and piss taking !!

Have now reached my total of £2500.Bizarrely it has been stuck on that for the last two days.

To all my generous sponsors i thank you personally so much.I would also like to thank you on behalf of the charity, the CKDCF.If you heard Francis's story about his recent visit to the Childrens' cancer ward, you could not fail to be moved and realise how your sponsorship can help.

If you have not donated, the good news is....YOU STILL CAN !! This page stays open for three months.

Quite a few people promised me sponsorship over the weekend...Dont forget I wasn't drinking....So i know who you are.

Thank you all once again. 

Hi, just a quick update to my CKDCF JustGiving page with less than a week to go to the Charity weekend.

And what a week its been.!!.....It looked like my sponsored run would have to be postponed. After finishing a training run last Tuesday, the soul of my left foot was extremely painful and i could hardly walk.

With the help of google, i self-diagnosed Plantar Fassiitis, which was confirmed by the Physio.Thanks to his brilliant intensive treatment, and continuous ice and ibuprofen it looks like i should be okay.

I have to do a light test run of a couple of miles tomorrow, so fingers crossed....My training plan has gone up the wall, but luckily i was on the taper down phase with the 'hard miles' completed.

Many thanks to all those kind enough to sponsor me, and if you have not ,can i please appeal on behalf of this great charity.

Thanks      Stewart

 

Hi and welcome to my CKDCF JustGiving page.

The Charlie & Katherine Dunnery Childrens Foundation (CKDCF) is a registered charity (No.1104342) founded by musician Francis Dunnery to raise money for childrens' health, wellness and educational needs in his native Cumbria.See www.ckdcf.org

After 3 years of attending the CKDCF Charity weekend in Cumbria, and being inspired by the other fundraisers, I felt I should do something more to contribute.So, whilst doing last years Sponsored Walk around Ennerdale Water i thought ''why not run it ?''

I intended to do this with my friend Howie Fiddy (who previously ran a marathon for the CKDCF) and we decided that :-one circuit of the lake at 7.5miles is no real challenge, three laps at 22.5 miles is too much due to the nature of some of the terrain, so two circuits at 15 miles it is !!

Incidentally, dont let Francis tell you that this is 6 miles !!

Unfortunately Howie picked up a foot injury in July that he can't shake off, leaving me to go it alone.

I have always ran, previously to keep up my fitness whilst playing football. I gave up the football two years ago,at the ripe old age of 45 and began concentrating more on the running.

I began increasing my training in June, joined a running club and even bought some lycra !! All was going well until I cracked a rib on holiday in August in Spain, on the banana boat.....

I am only now starting to get the training back on track, and will post some training updates in the next few weeks.

Whilst trying to find the true distance of the lake trail (It varies between 6 and 8.5 miles) google revealed two facts about Ennerdale Water.Firstly, scenes from horror film '28 Days Later' were shot there.Secondly former US President Bill Clinton proposed to his wife, Hilary on the banks of the lake............Lets hope i dont get chased by Zombies or caught short dropping my pants ( for a pee !!)

I hope to see many old friends up in Cumbria.Please sponsor me, and all encouragement on the day will be greatly welcome.If you are one of Francis' many fans around the world who are not able to attend please be as generous as you can. As the great man says........''.I used to be toilet, now i'm living room''.. SORRY..... ''The only thing you get to keep is what you give away''

Cheers

Stewart

 

 

 

 

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