Daniel runs the Brighton Half Marathon!

On Sunday 27th February, Daniel from the Schools team ran the Brighton Half Marathon – here’s how he found it:

It was my first ever official half-marathon event, but I did run a couple during lockdowns. After those lockdown attempts I had the goal of running an official half-marathon event, so I signed up to take part in the Brighton one. Training over winter months when it’s wet, windy, dark and cold felt pretty tough. However, when I signed up to raise money for Off The Fence, it gave me the motivation I needed to get out there.

My time was 1:58:28 and I managed to raise £295 for Off The Fence. It was a great experience running with thousands of others, it really inspires you and creates a great atmosphere to run in. Dame Kelly Holmes was there to help us warm up and she was also running it herself. The last few miles from Hove Lagoon to the finish line were pretty gruelling as the wind was just blowing right in my face! It was an amazing feeling to finish it, get the medal and know that people had generously sponsored money to go towards our work.