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Kirsty runs marathon to support friend
This is Kirsty's story in her own words:
I can remember the day, back in November 2005, when I lay on the couch, my leg in plaster from a mountain biking accident. Thinking how on earth I was going to make it through months of the gruelling training one has to take before embarking on running the full 26.1 miles of the London Marathon.
I knew I had an important decision to make, I was either going to give up now and postpone the entry, or grit my teeth and begin not only learning to walk correctly again but also run. I can't even recall the amount of people that told me I would never make it, I believe many thought I would give up after the first month. However, I was determined to show that I could do it and had the determination to cross that finish line.
I have to say the training wasn't exactly a walk in the park, any marathon runner will tell you this. Trying to balance studying my final year at University at Newcastle with training, felt like every spare minute under the sun was taken up! I remember very clearly one Sunday morning getting up to do my usual long run to find most of Newcastle under a foot of snow! Needless to say I got my trainers on and faced the bracing north winds of the Whitley Bay coastline.
One month before I was due to run in London I had still not decided on a chosen charity that I would run for. I had always promised myself that in my first marathon I would try and raise money for a charity. I chose the St Thomas' Lupus Trust because one of my closest and dearest friends was diagnosed with the condition two years ago and spent a considerable amount of time in hospital. Needless to say she is fine now and coping extremely well with the condition. Not only did I want to raise money for the charity but I also wanted to make more people aware of the condition as I know many people I have met do not know what lupus is.
I know this may sound bizarre but even though the 26.1 miles were one of the hardest and most testing things I have ever done in my life I enjoyed every single minute of the run. Crossing that finish line at 3 hours 52 minutes was one of the most memorable and emotional moments of my life.
I just want to finish by saying it was a great pleasure to run for the St Thomas' Lupus Trust.
***We would like to extend a huge thank you to Kirsty for undertaking the marathon and raising a fantastic £200 for us. We're all sure your friend is very proud of you too!!
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Kirsty runs marathon to support friend
This is Kirsty's story in her own words:I can remember the day, back in November 2005, when I lay on the couch, my leg in plaster from a mountain biking accident. Thinking how on earth I was going to make it through months of the gruelling training one has to take before embarking on running the full 26.1 miles of the London Marathon.
I knew I had an important decision to make, I was either going to give up now and postpone the entry, or grit my teeth and begin not only learning to walk correctly again but also run. I can't even recall the amount of people that told me I would never make it, I believe many thought I would give up after the first month. However, I was determined to show that I could do it and had the determination to cross that finish line.
I have to say the training wasn't exactly a walk in the park, any marathon runner will tell you this. Trying to balance studying my final year at University at Newcastle with training, felt like every spare minute under the sun was taken up! I remember very clearly one Sunday morning getting up to do my usual long run to find most of Newcastle under a foot of snow! Needless to say I got my trainers on and faced the bracing north winds of the Whitley Bay coastline.
One month before I was due to run in London I had still not decided on a chosen charity that I would run for. I had always promised myself that in my first marathon I would try and raise money for a charity. I chose the St Thomas' Lupus Trust because one of my closest and dearest friends was diagnosed with the condition two years ago and spent a considerable amount of time in hospital. Needless to say she is fine now and coping extremely well with the condition. Not only did I want to raise money for the charity but I also wanted to make more people aware of the condition as I know many people I have met do not know what lupus is.
I know this may sound bizarre but even though the 26.1 miles were one of the hardest and most testing things I have ever done in my life I enjoyed every single minute of the run. Crossing that finish line at 3 hours 52 minutes was one of the most memorable and emotional moments of my life.
I just want to finish by saying it was a great pleasure to run for the St Thomas' Lupus Trust.
***We would like to extend a huge thank you to Kirsty for undertaking the marathon and raising a fantastic £200 for us. We're all sure your friend is very proud of you too!!
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