Twitter has been a great aid in getting to some really inspirational people and this week I had the privilege of running with 5 different people. Starting in Bedford, I met up with Sarah Roche, a psychiatric nurse with a very interesting story. We ran and talked for over an hour while running along the muddy canal towpath.
Friday saw a double up of ladies with my work colleague Sinead and her training partner Alex. We talked while attempting some speed reps along Eastbourne sea-front. Sinead, a proud Irish woman uses running to counter the stresses at work, while much traveled Alex initially took up running to get in shape.
Saturday took for for a first time to Royal Tunbridge Wells, a lovely place in the sunshine and again I doubled up with Rebekkah Rand and Sarah Russell. Both ladies are extremely inspirational with Sarah having overcome some serious health issues in recent years. Both ladies help with Sarah's Runners, a greenshoot running organisation that has won awards in the last few years. Our run took us around Bewl Res, and though a touch muddy, a really stunning day out.
Next week takes me to Crete, though the challenge doesn't stop there, I will be looking to pick up a further 4 runs there.
