The morning after the morning after the night before (2)

On Saturday night I took part in the Playtex Moonwalk in London.  17,000 people walking 26.2 miles (or 13.1 for the half mooners) through the night.  I ended up loising everyone I knew and walking alone which was tough but worked out fine. At mile 2 I popped on my iPod with my brothers
wedding mix and pretty much danced through the next 17 miles.

I love London at night, it's so beautiful all lit up and sparkly.  Walking past The House of Commons then down the embankment was a but slow due to the crowds of walkers but brilliant.  More importantly my lipstick was still in place at 2am:

The organisers and volunteers did an amazing job and even the weather was on side. Not too cold and the sun came up to a clear blue sky which made me glad I packed my sunglasses.

I took off my headphones just after the V&A and had a chat with two lovely other walkers for a few miles which was probably my undoing. I ended up walking at someone else paces rather than dancing to the pace of the music as I had been doing. As a result I hit a wall just after
mile 20 that I didn't recover from.

So I slowed my pace significantly and, as we were on the way back and in an area of London I know well (Millbank) I knew I could keep going. By this time my hip, knees and back hurt and I cursed not doing more training or losing more weight but I popped my earphones back in switched to my gym iPod and carried on carrying on.

Slowly but surely I clicked off miles 22, 23 & 24 and as I passed sun drenched Buckungham Palace I knew I was going to make it. Miles 25 & 26 were painful and slow. Having spent the first 19 miles eating up pavement I was now being passed by everyone.  As I walked up the final 0.2 mile stretch to the finish line. I started to cry. Relief, pain, pride I don't know but the emotion got to me.

I am here now Monday morning after a full nights sleep and whilst I am sore, I am in one piece, no blisters, no bruises just very very sore and quite proud of myself.  So far if everyone who's pledged pay up I have raised nearly £800 which is fab.

It's not too late to sponsor me if you'd like to; just click the link at the top left of this page or put www.walkthwalkfundraising.org/pontecarloblue

Thanks for all your support, ask me in a few days if I'm doing it again next year.