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Tokyo Marathon Experience... Raw and Real....

I decided to write this piece, initially for myself as a reminder about my Tokyo experience, however it seems that many people are keen to know about my time away and how it all went, so I thought I would post it as a blog for anyone that may be interested. If nothing else it serves as a set of memories for me to read over and share with my kids in the future. Before I go on to my experience, a burning question from most people…. why on earth did I decide to jet across the world to run a marathon? A question indeed and one that I continued to ask myself right up until I was on the plane.. actually until I finished the marathon. I have had a fear of flying forever and cannot sit still for long periods of time, so the idea of me taking a 14 hour flight AND doing so alone was really never something that I would have ever thought possible in my lifetime.   However, since signing up for the New York Marathon to celebrate my 40th birthday, the dream of getting my hands on the 6 star...
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Reflecting one year on....

As it approaches a year since the most life changing day of my family’s life, undoubtedly the worst day of my life, I have had some time for reflection, to consider the events of a year ago and the subsequent months and how they have had such a huge impact on my life. I wasn’t sure whether this was just going to be a personal reflection or if I would share it, however after Andy (my husband) read it over he felt it was worth a read, so as it is about him I felt he had the final call. In actual fact the main message that I want to get out of this piece of writing is to make the most of everything that you have right now because you never know what is literally around the corner. We have been living in a crazy time recently, full of insecurity, confusion, instability and the unknown, however there is also so much positive that I feel we can all gain from the situation and a lot of that is to do with appreciating the small things, whether it be the fact we have been blessed with good weat...
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