Running for me has been a functional and solitary past time. I ran to and from work and during my lunch break. I did that sunshine, snow and wind. Then a colleague joined me for the lunch runs and another and another and we started running regularly together. I also started running with a colleague after work as we lived in the same area. They suggested that I run an event to keep motivated. As motivation wasnt a problem for me I didnt take their advice but changed my mind and signed up for the 2013 Bupa 10k. There I met the amazing Robin Miller whose humour calmed my dreadful nerves. The atmosphere was electric and it felt somewhat spiritual to be surrounded by people of all races, shapes and sizes unified by the focus of completing the race and many of them for something bigger than themselves. That began the bug and I have been running races since and raising money for charities including Cancer Research UK, Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity and British Heart Foundation to name a few. I still run alone but enjoy running with and motivating others to discover the fun in the run and fitness. #bmrlondon #queensparkharriers
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:21:12 +0000