So a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about it being the New Year and resolutions and such. This year, I am pretty determined to make them last and I am happy to say that today I ran the Cancer Research Winter 10k. Now, I'm not going to lie, getting there was difficult. First, my running partner bailed on me last night. Then, when my alarm went off at 7am this morning, the weather sounded absolutely horrific but that might have something to do with the fact my room only has single glazing, it always sounds worse than it is.
After the major obstacles of the morning (breakfast, getting dressed, etc. It was 7am on a Sunday, HUGE obstacles) my housemate and I trotted along into Central. We said our goodbyes as my housemate had come for moral support and I made my way to the starting line. We had a mandatory warm up which was very awkward as a lot of the warm ups were to be done with a partner and I was alone. And then things got emotional. The guy leading the warm up asked everyone to put up their hand if they knew someone who had been affected by cancer. Pretty much everyone, and I mean everyone, put up their hand. Then he asked people to keep their hands up if they had been affected themselves by cancer. Hands went down but a lot remained. Then, he asked for people to keep their hands up if they were still undergoing treatment for cancer. I wasn't really prepared for how many hands stayed up and needless to say I pretty much lost it. It then hit me, my obstacles of the morning were nothing compared to those of the brave people I was surrounded by.
I'd love to say the run was a total breeze but if I'm being honest, I definitely didn't train enough for it. It was a really fun course with snow areas and passing major monuments of London. The polar bears which high-fived you as you ran were also a massive help. Cheers pals. At this very moment, I don't know my time but as I was running, my time went out the window and I just wanted to be able to run the whole way, supporting a truly amazing cause. And yes, I did run the whole thing.
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(Quite possibly the most horrific photo of me ever but look how happy I am that I've finished! And yes, that is a Double Decker in my hand that Holly pretty much threw at me as I crossed the finish line, best housemate ever!)
