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CLASSNOTES
Physical: I had a lot of injuries including anterior tibial, Achilles and hip flexor tendinitis, a torn vastus medialis and piriformis syndrome, topped off with a bout of food poisoning that caused me to lose a stone in five days. This was in addition to the fact that running almost 40 miles every day without a rest is pretty tasking.
Mental: Making yourself move forward every day was tough, especially when you consider the above issues, but when I was unsupported on the run after I needed to go solo due to financial concerns, the stress of finding places to stay, eat and safe routes to run on, provided
a constant worry.
Regardless of all the challenges though, it was worth it, for the daily experiences and also the end goal...which still needs to be completed...
Currently I’m taking a two month sabbatical from work to write the bulk of a book of my story. It’s primarily for my own memories, but if somebody wanted to publish it, that would be cool too.
As I said, my work isn’t done and it won’t be until I’ve reached my charity target for the run of £100,000 and I’m around half way there, so if people wanted to visit www.goingthedistancerun.com, there is a Virgin Money Giving donation page where I’d love some support to enable the World Wildlife Fund and Peace Direct to continue their work in a time where the environment and the quest for peace is as vital as it’s ever been.
Are you inspired by Rob’s journey? Please keep us informed of anything inspiring or out of the ordinary that you are doing – we would love to follow your story, as we have with Rob.
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