Keeping the Motivation

The countdown is well and truly on but I am now finding it hard to keep my motivation up. Running for over two hours for training is time consuming and can be hard to fit into any persons schedule. However I know that I am on the final step of the journey now so there's no turning back!

So Sunday morning I was up at 7am to get ready for a 7.30am start. I was a bit stiff after football on Saturday but after a good stretch the aches and pains soon went, and a mile into the run I felt good as new with the sun beginning to break through the clouds and breathing in the fresh crisp air. With no-one about and no cars on the roads it was the perfect start to the day and best of all I finished a 10 mile run in just over an hour setting me up for the rest of the day! Follow my route here.

Onto Sunday night and I was supporting Laura at her Bliss Dancers show. This was her 5th show which incorporates dancers of all ages performing Street Dance routines to a packed out Lee Hall in Dinas Powys.

Laura and the Bliss Girls showed their support for my marathon fund raising by organising a raffle which helped raise £224.80 towards my grand total!

What a fantastic effort. Not only was I treated to a great show but also was helped in reaching my goal with a superb donation from them. I can't thank Laura and the Bliss girls enough for their efforts, truly outstanding support. I would also like to give a special mention to Glyn who did the lighting for the show. He donated £50 of his fees to the overall total, an amazing gesture!

This takes my fund raising to over £1,000 but I am still in need of another £1,300 to get to the total required. I am hoping to organise some other events both before and after the marathon so please keep an eye on my Twitter account @Ed_RNLI_Ldn2012 for more information.

Please see my sponsorship link here if you wish to donate to my London Marathon cause for the RNLI. I need to raise £2,300! All donations are gratefully accepted! Thank you for your support.