Derby 10k Run

Finishing the Derby 10k run

I am still here…. As you may know I have decided this year to complete a number of runs to raise money for the Steps Charity. Steps is the charity that has supported us with William after he was born with Bilateral Talipes. So to give something back to Steps, I have decided to complete a number of runs this year with the aim to compete in a full marathon in 2011.

On April 11th 2010 I completed my first run, running in the Derby 10k run. What made this achievement even more satisfying for myself was that the week leading up to the run I was quite unwell with a cough and a cold and the night before I was very close to pulling out. I am so glad I didn’t.

Even more satisfying is that I hadn’t really trained as much as I should have. I had completed the Sport Relief mile a few weeks before quite happily and had upped my training but the most I had run was 3.3 miles. So to go from averaging 2 miles every training session to completing 6.2 miles for the event itself and not feeling any major issues during the run was really good for me.

I’m now in training for the Robin Hood half marathon which will take place in September. I also aim to get another 10k run in before then.

You can sponsor me for all my runs in 2010 at www.justgiving.com/ppounder