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Saturdays = Parkrun

3 Parkruns in a row in beautiful sunshine



I have been quiet on the blog front since the Sunderland Half Marathon but I have been quietly adding to my run total by attending Bedford Parkrun every Saturday. The weather has been so good and it has been the perfect way to start the weekend. I am continuing to improve and finally broke the 25 min barrier on Saturday with a PB of 24:36. I even persuaded my friend Amy to come along and join me and she completed her first Parkrun with me three weeks ago. Thank you Amy for joining me!
The next few weeks will be a bit more hectic with a Parkrun on Saturday and a Half Marathon or a 10K on the Sunday. This will be the case for four of the next five weekends with a week in Cyprus to relax inbetween. The reason for this is that my overseas deployment was brought forward by six months and so I will unfortunately be leaving the country in the middle of July. This means I have to try and cram in as much as I can before I go as I don’t believe they have many races going on in the snow! However if everything goes to plan I will only be 20-30km short of my target and don’t see any issues getting then completed in a virtual race or during my RnR.
As for totals, I am happy to say that I am 88% of the way to my target and only £235 away from my £2000 goal. Thank you to the Maidments who have donated since my last blog. It is all very much appreciated!
Can you help me reach my £2000 goal? Then please donate at:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HelenFrancis10
I am so close!

KM Complete: 176KM
KM To Go: 124KM

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