I did it! I finished it! I completed what I set out to do (all 100km of it!), and it is an amazing feeling to have achieved something that I was never confident that I could. It was a very tough challenge; mentally and physically exhausting in a sense of the word that I never could have imagined even existed. The entire experience took me beyond anything that I had known before in terms of tiredness, suffering, and endurance. But more about that later – I will write a full and proper post about the day’s events in due course!
I was elated to finish in a time of 24:34:43, 178 out of 703 women (and that’s just the ones who finished…). I was also delighted to find out (en route!) that I had exceeded my fundraising target for WaterAid. This was a much-needed morale boost, and I am extremely grateful for all the support received. If there is anyone who would still like to donate, it is not too late! The page remains open here.
Whether it was sponsorship, encouraging messages, advice, training help, companionship, injury support, food provision, a lift home… friends, family, and even strangers helped me in so many wonderful ways. It was emotionally overwhelming at times to feel all that love and support behind me, and I would like to thank each and every person who supported me through this, although “thank you” just doesn’t feel like enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Home, showered and suitably rested, proud to have been there, done it, and got that damn T-shirt!
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