The rain may have held off for The Killers, but it hit us with avengeance yesterday while we were out running. The thunder was already rumbling ominously before we left, but we thought we'd take it on, and see if we could get back before the rain came. Of course, we were exactly half way when the heavens opened and it wasn't just rain we were pelted with but oversized hailstones. We took what shelter we could find, but we were already soaked to the skin so we decided we might as well run through the storm, and when the stones turned to water and the road became a river a passing car kindly whacked me in the face with a bucketful of road water, half of which I swallowed!

Still, it was good fun. I love storms - the power of nature and all that jazz.

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Completing the GNR put me on such a high it's made me determined to keep pushing and improve my pace. The Runners World website has a huge database of forthcoming events and I found a good few that I will pick my next challenge from.

Every Saturday - Bluewater Time Trials - 4km (2.49 miles)

Sun 28 Oct - Puma Urban Escape, nr Rushmoor - 10km

Sun 28 Oct - Wilmington 10k - 10km

Sun 11 Nov - Grand Union Canal Half Marathon - 13.1m

Sun 2 Dec - Thanet Coastal 10 - 10m

Sun 9 Dec - The Mince Pie 10, East Sussex - 10m

Sun 23 Dec - Saltwell 10k, Gateshead - 10k

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Woohoo! I completed the Great North Run yesterday in 2h 17m 44s which is 10 mins quicker than I have done before - so a personal best! I am so chuffed with myself. It was such a great run, the support along the way was brilliant, as usual, the atmosphere was buzzing, the weather was sunny, but not too hot and I felt so fit I think I could have ran another couple of miles at the end!

I also raised £383.70 for Beating Bowel Cancer, which is fantastic. Thank you everyone for your support.

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