see everyone’s faces. Thank you. Flo and Claire were brilliant running mates and great company. We even went out a week later for a slightly lighter jog of 5 miles. Flo and I are so grateful to all the love, prayers, and support and sponsorship money that everyone gave so generously. Flo and I both raised over £1500 for the charities that we ran for - Self Injury Support and Christian Aid. So a total of £3000 in all – Thank you so much. That is well worth it for an enjoyable half marathon run! And from Flo Time has a habit of moving about all over the place at the moment, and I can't believe it has been a month since Lizzie and I, along with our friend Clare Roscoe, ran all the way from Royal Crescent in Bath to Fishponds ('the Fish' in Fishponds to be precise!) along the Bristol-Bath Cycle path. Running was something of a salvation during the preceding 6 months, especially during the last lock-down. It got me out of the house (whatever the weather - running through floods on the cycle path in the dark remains something of a training highlight!) and in contact and conversation with people who I didn't live with! It was part of the immense amount of effort it took to keep myself sane. During Lockdown #2 I felt that my mental health was more under pressure than at any other point since this pandemic began. I was tired, and scared, and feeling utterly overwhelmed with everything. Working for a mental health charity, I am perhaps more aware than average of how fragile our mental health can be. Unfortunately, the charity sector, like so many other parts of our economy, has had a hard time over the last year and I decided to use my new found enthusiasm for running after Lizzie, to try and raise some much needed funds for Self Injury Support. 18
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