“
year ago that I'd be getting
Edinburgh wearing
by cerise pink fur...
For four hours we were pretty much have achieved that, and it does show that
"captive" in the city with bands playing; with determination one person can make
you get a warm pasta meal (pretty good a huge difference!
for the number of people b eing served)
and a cheeky wee flapjack to give you The walk itself was actually quite surreal.
energy. Lots of people handing out water Very slow to start with, and the noise of
bottles - now it is important not to 12,000 people chat ting as they walked
dehydrate but frankly the 20 minute wait was quite something! The major
for a portaloo several miles later caused landmarks in Edinburgh had been lit up in
me more harm with my muscles seizing pink in honour of the Moonwalk and that
up - lesson learned! A lot of noise and was quite an incredible sight; in fact we
buzz in the tent and many, many fabulous only walked in the dark for a couple
bras! It was perishing cold outside, and of hours as the sun started to come up
not that warm in the tent, so hanging quite early on. Strolling through the
about for so long did leave us a bit parky, city centre we had quite a bit of
however, once the warm up guy came on "encouragement" from the folks heading
to do some exercises it was amazing how home from a night out where they had
quickly you did warm up. Lynn and I just clearly had a few refreshments! Walking
wanted to get going - it was tough towards Leith along the water side was
hanging around actually! my favourite stretch, we could finally get
moving clear of a large crowd ….. the
There was a particularly powerful moment view was amazing and once we passed
before we left though when the lady who the 19 mile mark we did feel we were on
organises the moonwalk asked everyone the home stretch.
to hold hands and to think of why they
were there. You could have heard a pin Fantastic to think we've all managed to
drop in that room, and in that moment the raise money for a great cause. Each of
seriousness of what we were all raising us has become fitter and stronger in the
money for hit home; many in that room process of training, and to achieve
had fought and beaten cancer, some something that would have seemed
were walking in honour of someone else inconceivable (certainly to me) a year
who had beaten cancer, and sadly, there ago gives you an energy and a power to
were others who were there in memory of move onto the next challenge. Lynn and I
those who hadn't won the fight. Some would definitely do this again (any
people had photographs on their back of volunteers who are willing to train as well
the person they were walking for, and it's should drop me an email).
incredible to think that this event started
out with a handful of women walking the Thank you again to all who have
New York marathon … and now, in sponsored each of the walkers - I'm off to
Scotland alone, they expect to raise frame my bra and my medal!
£4million. Incredible for one woman to
Jean
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