Monday, 12 October 2020

The Adventures Of Daniel Bloom

In January, my mum, Claire, received an email from the motor neurone disease association (MNDA) to ask if she'd support them and run the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 11th October. She's been competing in sprint triathlon for over 10 years so long distance running wouldn't be her strength but she's been supporting MNDA ever since 2012 when my uncle (her younger brother) sadly passed away at the age of 36 from this awful disease.
As the Royal Parks Half Marathon was cancelled due to Covid, the MNDA set up a mission 5000 challenge, one mile for every person currently suffering from the disease in the UK. My mum set a target of 250 miles towards their goal and would finish with the virtual half marathon on 11th. I told her I'd provide her with some moral support by doing the virtual half on the same weekend as her.
She did fantastically well, finishing in a time of 1 hour 53 minutes.My aim was to run sub 90 mins but Edwin and Tony managed to convince me after a few pints that we'd go for sub 85 minutes and that they'd pace me for it. We set off at 7:15am on Saturday morning and were also joined by Derek with a few miles to go. We all crossed the line in approx 83:15 which was a new PB for the 3 of us - a huge thanks to the lads for getting up early and coming along to support me. A big thanks also to Mags Anglin (Twohig) for the drinks and running gels she gave us at mile 8, they were much needed!
To date, the tribute fund for my uncle stands at over £50,000 - if anybody wishes to donate, the link to do so is below.Any contribution would be much appreciated.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/clairebloom1?fbclid=IwAR38tAHJ9FQ9-i7jV5mOHTng0

Thanks very much!
Dan