Virtual Spine Day 20

Distance Covered Today – 7.04 miles

Total Distance covered – 199.27 miles

Virtual

Heavy rain for most of the day

Another damp horrible day with very sodden ground as I make my weary way across the soggy wilderness of Blenkinsopp Common. The Way zigzags between fields, farms, walls, bridges and bogs and as Wainwright said “if you meet a Wayfarer with dry feet in Greenhead you’ll know they cheated and caught a cab”. I defy anyone to have anything dry with this rain. Its not all bad though as I meet up with Hadrian’s Wall before I end the day at Greenhead.

Reality

Heavy rain for the day with the risk of flooding

Run 7.04 miles – Really didn’t want to get out tonight with the rain lashing down and the temperature falling quickly but I guess I just have to. As I keep telling myself, this wouldn’t be much of a challenge if it was doing just the things I like. So I set off and was drenched within 10 mins heading up Colne and, well, all over the place really. I couldn’t decide where I wanted to run so I just made it up as I went along. Turned out that wasn’t such a bad plan as I didn’t know what would come next. The rain stopped near the end and it went very cold making me think it could snow tonight. And sure enough about 2 hours after finishing it was like a blizzard. Glad I went earlier.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider sponsoring me for this mammoth challenge, it’s for an incredible cause and inspired by an incredible person in Laura Nuttall 🙂

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gd20in20

My motivation for this has come from a very special person called Laura Nuttall who in late 2018, was diagnosed with terminal multiple brain tumours at the young age of 18. Her determination and positive attitude to not only live her life to the full but also to help others as an ambassador for the charity is just incredible and I’m proud to join the fight in whatever way I can. You can read Laura’s story at the following link. Please be generous and help this great charity to raise much-needed funds for researching a cure.

https://www.facebook.com/DoingItForLaura/

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour. We’re set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And were doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour a cure really can’t wait.

Virtual Spine Day 20