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My first race number arrived today. 10km, will be slow following spraining my ankle last week.

Interestingly, we are all given a pilot to run in memory of by the museum.

My real life surname ends in the suffix lamb so it's a coincidence, the name of the pilot I was given.

The pilot was 22 when killed during training, in Kenya xx

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Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathon

Wow, that's really a really powerful coincidence! What a thought provoking thing to underpin a race ♥

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LittleNell83 in reply to Sqkr

Yeah. It brings it home in a different way. The unusual way of doing it is thought provoking and makes you look up the stories so a name becomes a person, if that makes sense x

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misswobbleMarathon

Oh eck it’s so sad isn’t it. So many young lives lost 😣

That said, do enjoy your run. You can rejoice in your freedom to run 🙂👍🏃‍♀️

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LittleNell83 in reply to misswobble

Thanks, I am nervous but will enjoy the day :)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Good luck! Especially with your ankle. Enjoy :)

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LittleNell83 in reply to linda9389

Thank you :) slow and steady. Will be strapped up just in case x

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roseabiUltramarathon

Sad and lovely xxxxxxxxx

Good luck!!!

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

What a great thing to part of - good luck.🙂

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Brunelphil

Good luck, I am also doing this run on Saturday at the Museum in London, are you doing the same or running on Sunday at RAF Cosford? My pilot is a South African Pilot Officer who although he was shot down during the Battle of Britain he survived and left the RAF in 1946.

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LittleNell83 in reply to Brunelphil

I am doing London... Expect to be last :) Good luck with the race

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

What a great concept for a race. Makes it much more personal. Best of luck with the race and your ankle

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benwillMarathon

A great idea to give you a pilot to run in memory of. Good luck with your run i am sure your smash it.

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ju-ju-Marathon

Gosh that makes it so very real, what a very young age to die that’s so sad.... good luck... and what an amazing way to remember....

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LittleNell83 in reply to ju-ju-

Thank you :)

Have a good run, a very thought provoking theme ..

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