Sunday 12th of January arrived and with it the first of my charity fundraising events; Rough & Tumble… I Did It!
I’m not sure how I did it because it was by far the toughest ‘run’ I have ever done (more walking than running on my part) and more challenging than I had expected. It made my half marathon look like a walk in the park yet it was only ten miles; but 10 miles of flood water covered terrain, sticky, slippery mud (that was strong enough to pull trainers off) and near vertical hill climbs with equally difficult descents.
My goal – purely to finish. Having never taken part in an off-road event before setting a finish time made little sense. It took me a gruelling 2 hours 23 to complete – 19 minutes longer than my half marathon!
It was a great day and I felt I really achieved something, testing my fitness within an inch of its life (there is work to be done!!) Yet I salute you Rough & Tumble… I Did It!
To see the champs of the day who ran spectacular times visit here.
To build my BT Donate fundraising pot for Business Against Poverty visit here and my May 2014 fundraising event choices will be online soon so get ready to get voting!
Awesome!
YvonneB
P.S – Big shout out to the lovely guys at Somer AC who very kindly transported me to and from the event (Mark & Richard – thank you!)
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Award-winning Women's Health Advocate & Self-Care Coach, I work with busy overscheduled women, helping them prioritise their self-care guilt-free, by upgrading their habits so they can actively tackle life’s many demands without burnout & with increased energy
Author of the best-selling book “Suck It Up Or Change – If you want a better life you create it” YvonneB lives life applying the 7F Principles she uncovers in her book and shares elements of them in her work delivery:
1. Being Fit & healthy – putting your health first, becoming mentally, physically & emotionally strong to maximise daily living
2. Being Fearless – building confidence to break-through fears, enabling you to do the things you truly desire
3. Creating Freedom – taking control of what you can, so that you can experience freedom as defined by you
4. Paying it Forward – serving, supporting and sharing; locally, globally, to make a difference
5. Enjoying Friends, Family & Network – building a network of positive supportive people to collaborate with and to give & receive help
6. Having Fun – setting aside time to enjoy life doing the things that bring you joy
7. Having Faith – developing belief, be it in self or in a higher being, that inspires you to go for your dreams
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Philanthropist at Bath Women's Fund: https://stjohnsbath.org.uk/bath-womens-fund/
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