We did it! We only went and did it!!

[BaronC]

Well, we did it!

Myself and the lovely Baroness, walked 26 miles, without a break, we completed a marathon. 8 hours and immense pain fail to overshadow the pride in ourselves that we are currently feeling!

Happy days. I never thought I'd drag my brain through the torture, but we managed it!

[StrawberryCream]

Well done! A marvellous achievement by both of you x

[BaronC in reply to StrawberryCream]

Thanks Strawbs!

[RecoveringH]

well done x for keeping your eye on the goal and not giving up

[BaronC in reply to RecoveringH]

My eye is on the blisters now, I have some corkers!

[RecoveringH in reply to BaronC]

Warm water foot bath soak just the once for 10mins with drops of lavender (washing up bowl will do) dry in air without covering, ideally flipflops for next few days, air drying and lavender drops directly into blister is fastest way I know to heal a blister. Happy contented healing! Give yourself a few days off, your brain will be re-adjusting chemistry, prime time to have an injury. Recovery is just as important. Keep it calm, keep it level, keep replaying in the brain the 26miles. Embed the learning. Hold the body still while the brain re-calculates.

I'm hopeful that a friendly knock about game of tennis tomorrow, I will not fall over, I will not be dizzy, I will keep focused on the ball, I will be able to run, coordinate, hit, recover and continue, I will stop when had enough, I will take regular water breaks, I will come out of it alive, I will be able to move the next day! Gotta keep on keeping on! This is my goal. What's your next one?

[BaronC in reply to RecoveringH]

Next goal? A full night's sleep

[Kirk5w7]

Well done both of you, a goal achieved x

Janet

[BaronC in reply to Kirk5w7]

Thanks Janet xx

[cat3]

Tweeeenty siiiiix miiiles !!!! I'm speechless !

............except to say what a pair of troopers you are ; brilliant/brilliant/brilliant ! xxx

[BaronC in reply to cat3]

It was just a challenge we wanted to fulfil, just to go to our graves saying we'd done a marathon, we're quite proud

[randomphantoms]

All of the above. Well done and enjoy the endorphins.

That goal achieved what's next?

Love n hugs

Xoxo

[BaronC in reply to randomphantoms]

To sleep for a week?

[Julesgettingthere]

Well done Mr BaronC !

[BaronC in reply to Julesgettingthere]

Thank you!

[iforget]

Well done to you both...that is quite something.

[BaronC in reply to iforget]

Thanks!

[RogerCMerriman]

Really very impressive, how ever much it may hurt now!

While I may be high functioning and fit and healthy my walking speed and endurance isn't great. 8 hours at 3+mph is seriously impressive brain injury or not!

[BaronC in reply to RogerCMerriman]

To be honest, it was great fun until the last two miles, then it was just torture! But, we powered through!

[malalatete]

Wow...stunned silence this end!!

[BaronC in reply to malalatete]

This end too

[MXman]

Ha ha ha love the idea of dragging my brain about, well done Mr & Mrs Baroness fantastic achievement. Nick

[BaronC in reply to MXman]

Thanks mate!

[peaches2]

Well done you guys!

[BaronC in reply to peaches2]

Thank you, Peaches!

[suemoff]

Well done you, that is amazing. I hope the blisters don't last long.

Have a marvellous day

Sue x

[BaronC in reply to suemoff]

Thanks, Sue!

[dillyd]

That's incredible, well done both of you, feel very proud as it gives so much inspiration to others.

Have just told by BI husband, hopefully he will keep pushing himself forward to achieve his somewhat smaller goals x

[BaronC in reply to dillyd]

Tell him from me, it doesn't matter what your goals are. We all have our own personal marathons and whatever those goals are, you keep pushing for them. Believe me, I had many a breakdown ( most relayed on this site) before yesterday's success.

Don't be beaten, you can get there

Andy

[steve55]

not yet but one of these days ill be posting that. very well done

[BaronC in reply to steve55]

Cheers, thank you!

[angelite]

Hope your feet have now stopped steaming ! What a great achievement ! : ) x

[BaronC in reply to angelite]

Nope, they're worse today, sadly, worth every scream though!

[Hidden]

Yeah congratulations

[BaronC in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!

[Flumptious]

Well done! I've 'run' two marathons in over 6 hours (but then, the one I did before my TBI was 5:50, so I was always bad at running, even before I became 'blind'.

Well done to both of you.

[BaronC in reply to Flumptious]

Run? Good grief, I'd have died

Thanks and well done to you too!