Good morning dear readers! Apologies for the lack of posts lately, can't believe we're approaching the end of August and I have not written a single word this month! Even more astounding is it's now less than seven weeks before my big departure! Time is flying by!
So to recap the past few weeks.... I had a great training session with my sister at the gym a couple of weekends ago. She was through for the festival and despite a late night and a good few drinks we managed to surface early the next morning and head to the gym. I showed her my training programme and got a few tips on some additional exercises I could do. Most helpful having a physio /marathon runner as a sibling! I even surprised myself by being able to run to and from the gym too! Granted it was only a few miles but I was still proud of myself! Unfortunately I then got a bad dose of the cold and a viral infection which pretty much floored me for the next week and and put paid to my good intentions of increasing my gym visits! :(
By the following weekend at least, I had recovered and was super excited to pay a visit to the beautiful island of Arran with my best friend Laura! We had a wonderful trip away, staying in Whiting Bay and exploring the island by car and foot. I was delighted to have taken my hiking boots with me and gave them a good few outings through forests to stunning waterfalls and along coastal paths to caves of folklore and legend.
On our return from Arran I became a lady of leisure, having taken the week off work and have much enjoyed having time to chill out, focus on my training, visit my parents and soak up the atmosphere at the Edinburgh festival. In between all this I have continued to write to companies in the hope of securing corporate sponsorship for my challenge although it's proving difficult! Having said that I have been amazed by the generosity and support of 3 independent merchants this week who have come together to help me host my latest event, more about that in my next post!
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