The best part about doing a Marathon

I have often said that distance running is like childbirth except that once it starts, you do have a choice!. Starting over again is a bit like childbirth the second time round, there is that moment, a couple of contractions in when you think 'Oh, **!?, I remember this now'. For me, around a mile in as I again gasp for air, it all comes flooding back. This morning though I've had another 'Eureka' moment which has nothing to do with the running. The last three days I have been doing a lot of work for our 'Autumn Fair' and I've been asking, mainly via facebook for help and I've had so much help and again I'm thinking 'I remember that' it's what doing this Marathon is really all about. Not how fast you go or where you come, it's about the charity and what you learn about human nature and human kindness, it's what keeps you going through any challenge. Thanks to everyone who has helped me this week, it's really appreciated.