With only a few weeks to go, we are all very excited to be running our first ever Marathon and half Marathon. It’s been a tough training period as a few runners have had injuries to deal with but in spite of this, we are all ready to blast off! We have learnt that a very gradual but intense training programme is the best way to build strength and avoid injuries but it takes a lot of time and discipline! Our long runs in the summer months will hopefully have prepared us for the Florida heat, as it will be hot at the end of November. But we are starting at 6.30am so we hope to be finished before the mid day sun!
This is Florida’s oldest Marathon and the course is along the east coast in historic Cocoa, surrounded by nature and water which is a perfect place to remember Cameron. This race is held within a shadow of the Kennedy Space Centre, a place we often visited when the children were younger. Our team consists of:
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