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12 parkruns of Christmas
Despite the smiles above, we were really struggling. Lee agrees that these middle few runs were the hardest. We were knackered, hungry and just wanted to crack on and complete the challenge. +
12 parkruns of Christmas
Albert parkrun was apparently just around the corner so we rolled up and asked for Tracey. Lee had received an email from her and she said that some of them would hang around after their official parkrun to support us. I don’t think either of us expected the welcome we received form Albert parkrun. +
12 parkruns of Christmas
9:05am, Lee and I ran to the starting line. Tees Barrage had very kindly waited and we were introduced to the other fellow parkrunners. We just had time to grab our Santa hats, thanks for waiting guys! +
12 parkruns of Christmas
We arrived at Darlington in perfect time and were greeted by Paul Dalton. He was going to run the first of three laps with us so we knew the route. Cheers Paul! +
12 parkruns of Christmas
We headed south to Shildon and Hackworth parkrun. It was still cold, still dark and I think we were all still half asleep! +
12 parkruns of Christmas
I stayed the night at the Lee’s as we had a 5am start at Blackhill the following day. We were joined by my Brother Mick Nattrass and friend Val Baxter. Val had torn her calf muscle so she decided to bring her bike along. The support and encouragement from both Mick and Val was fantastic on the day. +
12 parkruns of Christmas
Our fundraising is currently at a fantastic 95%! We’re really, really happy about this. It’s takes a tiny bit of pressure off the challenge knowing the support is already there. I’m sat here thinking “How we can give this a little push to get to 100%?” +
Fitness
I’ve been training for a fair few years now and I know that hands down, exercising over the Christmas period is the toughest.
Fitness
When it comes to physical fitness, there are many ways you can test yourself and give yourself a goal to aim for. With many people conquering 10k’s, half marathons and marathons, it is only natural that many people will look to take their training regimes and fitness goals to the next stage. +
