Your girl ran her first half marathon
@officialbighalf 🥹🫡🏅💕(13.1 miles / 21KM) this September on behalf of Cancer Research UK
@cr_uk , hoping to raise £1,000. By God’s grace and through your generosity, £1,558.49 has been raised, and I am genuinely grateful to have surpassed my target 🥹💗.
This challenge was inspired by my aunty, who ran the Big Half last year in her 60s after foot surgery and after beating breast cancer. I also ran in memory of my uncle, who passed away from prostate cancer in April last year.
To be completely honest, I did not think I could do this, let alone commit to the training. Between injuries and these dancer knees lol, the fears I had were loud, irrational, and somehow still valid lol. One of my biggest worries was not being able to sleep the night before the race, and baby that is exactly what happened 😩. I even checked into a hotel to help, yet sleep still said no. By the time I reached 15KM I was fighting for my life lol, but with God all things are possible and finished in 02:33:44.
I still have not fully processed my uncle’s passing. I never got to say goodbye. Cancer truly sucks. In many ways, this run became a space for my grief to breathe and for me to push through fear and step outside my comfort zone. I ran to honour him, to honour my aunty, for those we have lost, those who have triumphed, and those still fighting. Truly one of my proudest moments!!!
Thank you to every single person who supported, generously donated, checked in, encouraged, and prayed. I could not have done this without you honestly!
Special shout out to 💗
@heyitsjb_ at
@footlockeruk for gifting me the trainers I used for most of my training
@mattdelest at
@sata_studios for gifting me my marathon trainers, shorts, and vest
@sheimende for creating the most ICONIC poster and being my biggest cheerleader! To my family,
@ice_bigpete @karl_lokko @f_don07 for loving on me on the day!
@beckahewettfarmer for kindly creating a group chat with her husband, a marathon runner, who shared such valuable advice throughout my training!!!
Big love and thank you to everyone again 💗 Next up…London, New York or Tokyo Marathon 2027 anyone 🏃🏾♀️➡️?
