Join me in honouring the memory of AlisonM in the Southampton Half Marathon

[grovesy]

Glad it arrived in plenty of time and you are pleased with the result.

 

[Ljc]

YAY It's arrived .

 

[Northerner]

Just a short 3.1m/5k this morning 🙂 Thankfully, the twinge I felt towards the end of Sunday's run appears to have fixed itself - I'm not going to get any fitter or stronger now, so the main things is not to injure myself and put myself out of the race!

 

[Greyhound Gal]

The t-shirt looks fab Northie. I hope people ask you about it and you can spread the word🙂

 

[Lindarose]

That makes sense to just take it steady now. You've put in the hard work and want to be feeling good for the day! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Did a leisurely 5 miles this morning to stop myself seizing up 🙂 Actually, this turned out to be quite swift, even though I wasn't trying too hard, and I was encouraged by the fact that the 5th mile turned out to be the quickest 🙂 Not long to go now, eek! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Just looked at my Garmin history and see that I ran this exact same route two weeks before my diagnosis in 2008 - it took me 10 minutes longer! 😱 Not surprising really, surprised I managed it at all - didn't realise how ill I was becoming at that time Still, obviously recovered well! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Race number arrived yesterday, so I'm good to go 🙂 Didn't run today as I had a slight twinge in my 'bad' leg yesterday and want to be ultra-cautious this week - I'm not going to get any fitter in 7 days! 🙂 Might run tomorrow if all is OK. Even after 12 years, you don't forget how it felt to have the biggest bone in your body snap 23 miles into a marathon - and there's not a lot of people know how that feels, from all accounts! 😱

Read more: !! X-rays of leg, before and after! :eek:

 

[Northerner]

A bit of a reconnaissance run this morning - it wasn't clear where the route went from the Uni, so decided to look it over. Worst bit has to be the run up Church Lane, a real energy-sapper 😱 I'm sure they could have missed that out if they'd tried a bit harder! 😱 That, and the Itchen Bridge at 11 miles, are going to be the hardest parts of the course on Sunday.

 

[Northerner]

For anyone who is in the area on Sunday and wanting to cheer the runners on, here is the map of the route:

http://www.abpsouthamptonhalf.co.uk/media/1712/03396av42017info_map.pdf

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

I haven't been on the forum for a while, so I've only just seen that Alison died. I'm so sorry to hear it, how very sad
Thank you for doing this in her memory, Alan, it is a lovely idea - I will scoot over to JustGiving site and make a donation.

 

[robert@fm]

102%!

Great going! 😉

 

[Northerner]

102%!

Great going! 😉

Yes - thank you everyone for your very kind donations, that really is brilliant! 🙂 I'll try my best to bring home a medal and hope to do Alison proud 🙂

They're currently suggesting a dry, but cold day. I'm fine with that, although you can get a bit too chilly hanging around at the start. I'm sure I'll soon warm up though 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Very cold this morning - 1.1C 😱 Just a short run round the park this morning to stretch my legs and have a practice using the Libre 'on the run' 🙂 Actually, I slowed to a walk as my hands were cold and didn't want to drop the reader 😱 Overall, it took about 20 seconds, with most of the time involved in getting it out of my belt pouch and putting it back - that compares very favourably with the 2-3 minutes that a blood glucose test would take, and much easier as blood tests can be difficult with cold, wet or even hot fingers - blood can be difficult to get from cold fingers, or can 'smear' if wet or hot. I'm pretty confident already with the accuracy, so hoping it will prove a big asset on Sunday's run! 🙂


Many thanks to everyone who has donated - currently running at £438.33! 🙂 (A friend from the US donated in dollars, hence the strange number! 🙂)

 

[Lindarose]

That's a very impressive sum of money Northerner.

 

[Carolg]

Yes - thank you everyone for your very kind donations, that really is brilliant! 🙂 I'll try my best to bring home a medal and hope to do Alison proud 🙂

They're currently suggesting a dry, but cold day. I'm fine with that, although you can get a bit too chilly hanging around at the start. I'm sure I'll soon warm up though 🙂

I am sure Alison would have been proud at your efforts.

 

[Matt Cycle]

Good luck tomorrow Alan. Looks like it will be perfect conditions for you. 🙂

 

[Steff]

All the best tomorrow Alan I'll look out for you on tele xx

 

[Northerner]

All the best tomorrow Alan I'll look out for you on tele xx

I think they might be showing a different event on the telly 😉 Even BBC South Today wished 'all the London Marathon runners' well yesterday, and didn't mention the Southampton event - despite the fact that they are all sitting in a studio that is less than 5 minutes from where it starts! 🙄

 

[Stitch147]

Typical. I'll be watching the London marathon, I always have.
Wishing you lots of good luck for tomorrow Alan. I'm sure Alison will be there with you in spirit getting you through the miles. X