The marathon is complete, after four months of training. It is a great feeling and I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported me and who donated to Parkinson's Europe through the Parkinson’s 100 Challenge in support of people living with Parkinson's.

In total I managed to raise €1,925 with 29 donations. As a thank you I wrote the names of all the people who donated on my running t-shirt.

I would also like to thank my supporters who came with me all the way to Prague, who were there cheering me on the whole way and to everyone who encouraged and supported me by joining my trainings.

A few days before the Marathon I travelled to Prague. I picked up my running number and tried to squeeze in a bit of site seeing. Prague is a really beautiful city and it made me excited to know that I would be running through the city and seeing parts of it I never would have normally. We even ran over Charles’ Bridge which is normally full of tourists but was closed for the runners.

07/05/2017

What a day. I did it! I managed to complete the marathon. Despite it being one of the hardest things I have ever done, the amazing atmosphere and knowing that there were a lot of people supporting me I managed to do it in a time that exceeded my expectations. The final sprint and crossing the finish line is a feeling I will never ever forget. It was amazing.

As the distances increased it took a toll on my body. After jogging down a hill during one of my trainings my ankle was really painful. After a visit to the doctor he confirmed that the tendons were over stressed. Following the doctor’s advice and as it was too painful to run I had to stop the training for three weeks. This was at the point of the furthest distances so I was worried it would have a huge impact on my ability to complete the 42.1 km. With only a few weeks left till the marathon I pushed myself and completed a 32km run. This was the furthest I had ever run and was good for mental strength, knowing that I was capable of completing more than 21km.