"Well, you will never run a marathon." Etty suffers from ongoing Sarcoidosis which is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily involves the lungs. Niamh, her sister, likes to run and is going to run the Cork City Marathon on June 6th to raise funds for those suffering from chronic lung diseases. This blog will be a parallel account of their trials and tribulations in the coming months: the would-be marathoner; the mother-of-three moving home and struggling with serious, ongoing Sarcoidosis.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
17 miles plus
I did a long run today in the Phoenix Park. I may have touched 'the Wall'. We now think it was closer to twenty miles than seventeen. I was running for 3 hours. When I stopped, there were a few small tears against a tree before I could speak. My post-run legs are at their most tired since I started this campaign. There were also some glorious miles at the 8-12 stage. The rest was surprsingly comfortable until the sudden change in the last mile/mile and a half. What a great day!
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Well done, Niamh. Very proud of you.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Congratulations.
ReplyDeletegood on you; it was probably fairly hot out there too. Running thread I was on there was someone doing the Brighton and Hove marathon today - 25+ c. Nightmare...
ReplyDeleteI am not ashamed to admit that I nearly burst into tears at the end of the Achill half. What's that about?