RUN FAT BOY RUN – 1st May 2021

Hi All, I hope you don’t mind me reaching out.

It’s official I’ve signed up, and I need some help please!. Some of you may or may not be aware, for the last year and a bit I’ve been on small fitness kick (hopefully you’ve noticed 😊), I’ve been more times to the gym or a bootcamp than Nando’s in the past year and its noticeably hurt their bottom line!

I like a challenge, some may say a little bit too much! This one will push me to a place I haven’t yet taken myself, but it’s for a good cause, so the pain should be worth it.

I’m not a runner, not built for it and to be fair I absolutely hate it, or I thought I did. Over the COVID period, it was the only training I was really able to do, to mine and others surprise I managed to run a marathon.

I Just got up on a Sunday and ran, no real prior running training, I think it was my 10th run that year and I managed it in just over 4 hours.

When I got back I started to think, what could I do if I trained? how many more miles could I run? I haven’t ran since that marathon either 😊

So I have now decided to sign up for the IOW ultra. It’s a short bimble around the IOW, running into the wind mainly and some uphill, I thought the IOW was flat!, nope 1960m of climb but don’t worry, its only 106km and I have a target time of under 15 hours, easy right, What could go wrong?

As part of this I wanted to raise some money for a local charity. I’ve chosen Naomi House Children’s Hospice, they do amazing work that supports Children and their families through the toughest of times. The aim is to raise a minimum of £500. If you can please do, every penny is appreciated.

Thanks very much for your support 

Naomi House & Jacksplace hospices provide specialist hospice care to hundreds of life limited and life threatened children, young adults and their families from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire, West Sussex, Surrey and the Isle of Wight. Our vision is that every child, young adult and their families receive the care services they need, when and where they need them and for as long as needed. That's why we need your help. Every donation, no matter how big or small, can make a huge difference on good days, difficult days and last days.