November 2019. This was a great event at Doncaster racecourse and I was so grateful to those who turned up to support, and also who entered the race. It was a positive end to 2019 for most in our home town. I was a year and a half into my grief journey and I felt I had come so far already thanks to everyone’s support.
I decided to enter and bring back the crowd for the leeds 10K in memory of Jade. Hitting the one year mark since losing jade created many emotions for myself and I’m sure for many other friends and family. It was a great warm up for me as I was prepping for my marathon in October. We also saw new runners enter the group which was amazing, and another great focus for everyone in its best possible form. Peter Taylor’s PB and his completion of the Manchester marathon certainly gave me the nudge I needed gearing up for my marathon at York.
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Retford half marathon was great timing as it gave the running a group of new focus for 2019. We all pushed ourselves and ran a half marathon in memory of Jade. I’m so proud of everyone that finished the race for Jade and who came to support.
Through my grief journey I decided to run from the word go. I found a passion for running in 2016 and I couldn’t let it go. I found myself going out running 8-20km after just a few hours sleep, from Hugo’s birth onwards. I needed to dig deep and fight, and face up to the loss of Jade, and all of my feelings. I needed to deal with every emotion, and I did this through putting my focus into running. I decided to arrange 10km runs and half marathons and run in memory of Jade. Bringing everyone together in its best possible form.
I decided to continue my running journey by completing the York Marathon in October 2019, getting some great inspiration from a friend who had completed the Manchester Marathon just weeks after the Retford half marathon. Thanks Peter Taylor. I made a promise to Jade – she did 9 months of pregnancy so I would do 9 months of training and complete the marathon.
I had Jade and our baby boy in my mind at the finishing line in 4 hours and 50 minutes – my aim was sub 5 hours. Having only run once a week to train for it, I am very proud of my time.
You can do literally anything when you truly want it deep down, and you will find the firepower to keep on pushing.