At the ready with two bottles of water, running shoes that had not seen the light of day for a year and an asthma pump we made our way towards Markhouse Road via the Bingo Hall down to Walthamstow Central wanting to stop and take a breath.
I turned the corner up to Hoe Street, with lots of Muslim women, children, men and plenty other people were trying their hardest not to give up and jump on the ACF bus that was monitoring our every move.
Down the street to Bakers Arms, and turning onto Lea Bridge Road I could see the ACF hub and the finishing line. In front of me I saw a sea of people jogging, running and walking all trying to get to the finish line before me.
Then out of no-where a young boy rides up on his bike and says “If you go faster you can be in the top 10 to complete the race. So with all my might and the last drop of water I sped to the finish line. I’m 10th whoop!
My heart was racing,I have finished.... then upstairs I went to explore the Asian Bazaar and to find out if I had won the Blackberry ...Unfortunately not but I had an amazing time. Thank you Active Change Foundation.
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