Great Manchester Run 2006

Last weekend I completed the 4th Great Manchester Run. Unlike last year, I didn’t manage to run the full distance. Running is very much a battle of wits, and having stopped midway for a quick toilet break, having made that stop once made it easier to convince myself that I could stop again during the later stages of the race.

I still managed to run about 80% of the course distance however, and finishing with a time of 1:17:19 — only 5 minutes slower than last year. Of course that fact now means I wish I had run the full distance, but with little and poor preparation, that was always going to be difficult.

Finally a big big thank-you to everybody who sponsored me.

I reached my target (and when you add Gift Aid the total figure is £393.01) However, donations can still be made on my fund raising page for the next month, and I urge you to do so if you haven’t already:

http://www.justgiving.com/lloydyrunforsimone

Simone’s Tribute Fund now stands at £1,611.75. I hope my little contribution made her proud. Next up is Run for Moore, and I’m taking donations now. You can donate online at:

http://www.justgiving.com/lloydyrunformoore

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Ouch, my legs hurt from just reading that! You are an inspiration.

Krystyn 4 Jun 2006
7:11 PM

Ew, sick. Sweaty pictures of sweaty people going on a sweaty run. Ha, just kidding. No, but seriously. You're sweaty. But you were running, so what the hey!

Alright, fine, that was all mean what I said. :). That's a really good thing how you could get out there and run like that. I'm in track, but no way on Earth would I ever be able to run 10 kilometres non-stop. As Krystyn said... "You are an inspiration". Well, I guess kind of. But that doesn't mean I'm going to go run 10km.

Nice writing, and nice pictures by the way!

Josh Beam 27 Jun 2006
11:58 PM

Keep up the great work on your blog. Best wishes WaltDe

WaltDe 1 Sep 2006
4:27 AM