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Great North Run 2009 - Just Giving page now live!

I've just launched my Just Giving page to raise sponsorship for the Great North Run 2009, which I'm taking part in on 20th September.

54,000 runners will attempt the 13.1 mile half-marathon course from Newcastle to South Shields.  This will be my 4th attempt and I'm looking forward to the great atmosphere which always surrounds this terrific event!

Please Click Here and take a moment to put £5 my way for a very worthy cause - my chosen charity Epilepsy Action!

Please check back after 20th September to see how I get on!

Itex Certificate

Received a certificate from Itex this morning, congratulating me on our 48.1 mile round-Jersey walk in June.  As a local event it supports local charities, and although not for Epilepsy Action it was a great charitable fundraiser to be part of, and a great incentive to keep the training up for next year's Expedition!

Very satisfying, and brought back a lot of (mostly) nice memories!

Thames Path – Fulham to Waterloo

On Monday evening Michael & I walked the Thames Path from Fulham to Waterloo – around 12 miles - joining the dots between the Twickenham-to-Fulham and the Greenwich-to-Waterloo sections we’d previously conquered!

The evening was very mild and fairly clear, so good walking weather as we headed to the start point at the Crabtree Pub, on the border with Hammersmith.  From there a nice leisurely stroll took us along side the Thames, around the Fulham Football Club – Craven Cottage – and into Bishops Park and Fulham Palace Gardens to Putney Bridge.

We stayed on the North side of the Thames crossing through Hurlingham Park – a remarkably large and deserted expanse of greenery – past Wandsworth Bridge around Fulham Wharf.  A lot of this next section was spent on roads and pavements as we crossed around Sands End to Chelsea Harbour, through Lots Road into the busy one-way system of Cheyne Walk, where the Embankment links up to the A4.  The old Lots Road Power Station is a remarkable building, but best appreciated from a distance, not close up.

We crossed over the famous Albert Bridge – covered in lights – where “…Troops must break step when marching…” to walk through the serenity of Battersea Park, before crossing back over to get a good look at the more-famous Battersea Power Station.  It’s a truly magnificent iconic building, but desperately awaiting redevelopment.

From here it’s hard to hear yourself think, walking alongside the Embankment once again until we crossed Vauxhall Bridge, where I was slightly surprised to be able to walk in front of the “Secret Intelligence Service” building (MI6), up to Lambeth Bridge.

Past St Thomas’ Hospital it was a short run to the Houses of Parliament in time for Big Ben to chime 9 o’clock – glowing in the evening orange lights – under the London Eye for a well deserver dinner in front of Royal Festival Hall!

A lovely evening and thanks to all who have been following my blog.  Especially to Karen who has included a link from her blog to mine, and who has raised sponsorship for Epilepsy Action.  She is currently training for Ben Nevis and the West Highland Way, to raise sponsorship for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  You can follow her blog by clicking here.