Sunday, 6 December 2009

Impromptu Santa Dash!!!!!

So, Sal had signed up to do the WORLDWIDE annual 5k Santa Dash in Liverpool today with colleagues from NSPCC Childline . . . events have also taken place in Las Vegas and Tasmania.

Following dropping the kids off at 7 am with friends, and with me supporting as official driver, we stopped via the Prestatyn Childline base before making the journey to Liverpool and meeting up with some of the Liverpool Childline team. On Sal's suggestion i'd packed my trainers in case of 'someone dropping out' and sure enough there was a spare Santa suit so i was lucky enough to join the 8000 throng on the streets of Liverpool.

It was an awesome experience, a true FUN RUN, with nobody really worrying about times, including a bunch of lads we spotted carrying a crate of (pah!) Fosters! I had a great time and a nice reminder of how good it feels to run with a crowd cheering you on.

Special thanks to ALL the Childline team for making me feel so welcome, and huge love to Sal for completing her first 5k and for being so amazingly supportive, not only of me in Marti-thon, but also of the volunteers she works with.

Merry Christmas/ Nadolig Llawen xxxxxx

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