Friday 30 April 2010

Hi everyone, great news, is about mile 23 offer 26 marathon. She has nearly finished her challenge, but she is doing one extra marathon tomorrow in Temby and then she'll be finished. Regards James.
Rosie and Michelle - HBA and Lisa Moore - Hannah Meredith Foundation.
Rosie and Peter - HBA at mile 20
The HBA gang with Rosie
Rosie's BBC film crew and Times photoghrapher at the Llanelli Star Great Welsh Marathon
 
Luke Gasser - Human Being Active and Rosie Swale 
 Rosie and some of the Human Being Active team
 
Rosie on Llanelli's Millennium Coastal Path
 
 
Aled Llywelyn - the world's most rugged photographer tel 07969002137. Rxx

Rosie and the youngest mermber of Human Being Active
Hi Vicky here is Rosie with the SaponAqua cream
Icebird and the other birds!!!  Llanelli 26th Marathon!  Rxx
 
 
 
 
Tim, organiser of Llanelli Marathon (number 26!!!!!!) greeting me.. V rainy... Arrived 2.30am thanks to wonderful Tess, who drove me from Stratford to here...then caught 3.30ish am train home! - Icebird and I keep meeting the most brilliant and amazing people everywhere..
  
I am vvvvvvvv excited to be back in Wales.. Determined that knee will hold out..I'm inspired by all the great people now donating on my JustGivingpages - I am so very grateful.. You are making every step worthwhile. Love, Rosiexx

THE FINISH STRATFORD - VLOADING icebird to take hour to Llanelli.rxxxx
 

Thursday 29 April 2010

Dear James and Rob, this pic is very important as tee-shirt from Antur who generously sponsored me and helped me get equipment for run and also helped towards the fuel costs, vv much appreciated.  Rxxxxx
 Margaret..oh Margaret.. Spent 12 hours on ferry then 9 hours on her scooter (even along M5!!) - then even she's never run before - she ran 15 miles today _ shaking a b ox - and raised a load of money for Helen House and Ty Hafan!!! - also big than to Dave, Wayne, Naomi and at Simply Run (www.simplyrun.co.uk) and to the remarkable and v helpful Tess Lulkehurst. Rxx


 
Rebecca Pridham hunted us down and gave us lots of money!
In our fashionable rain wear in friend Colin Smith Family Butcher in Wellforth-on-Avon.  Rxx
I'm very pleased to have met Mick Curry, the Mick in MicknPhil Marathon lads, also winners of the Jane Thomlinson award, here in Stratford.
 Icebird in front of Shakespeare's birthplace. Rxxx
Stratford Runners!!rxx
 
This is wonderful Margaret Stamps who has ridden her scooter all the way from Jersey to run with me and the lovely Simply Run Shop Stratford team. And three cheers for Tess Lukehurst who is being absolutely fantastic. Lovexx Rosie

Andrew Fox, commissioned from The Guardian newspaper to photo Icebird and me before Stratford Marathon today.. Rxxxxxx


Steve Morris journalist for Guardian newspaperrxxxxx

Wednesday 28 April 2010


....Ian Gosling - who has come to guide again..Ellie will there too later. Rx
 
Jo came all the out to Windsor. Rxxx


With Henry! - in Great Windsor Park..rxxx
 
Lovely here, but ran until midnightish completing Reading Marathon nursing knee..great support from MOTI CLAN.. Also brilliant Reading Runners Ian and Ellie on their bikes..m many many thanks. Late to Windsor today driving myself to start... Have permission to use Royal Grounds. Will be amazing though expect to finish v late again - but all the support is willing me forward - only FOUR marathons to go including extra one!!!!! Rosiex


Windsor Park... Met these nice cyclists on a challenge for the RNLI..GREAT ..started late, but knee feels much better thanks to Jo's massage yesterday. Rxxxx
 

Tuesday 27 April 2010


MARATHON 23 TODAY!! - Reading.. Excited and happy though tired!! V grateful to MOTI RUNNING SHOPS who once again have done everything poss to help me.  

Moti manager Scott will be running w me today to guide me and I hope to give a little talk at the MOTI shop in Reading after today's run..
BIG BIG PURPOSE this morning as I lie in Icebird near Reading start at Stadium  eating my b/fast is to THANK YOU ALL SO VVVV MUCH FOR BRILLIANT SUPPORT AND FOR SPONSORING ME...

PLEASE..PLEASE...PLEASE CONTINUE TO SPONSOR ME...NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL,  I have been on This Morning TV AS YOU ALLL KNOW, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN V MUCH TIME FOR OTHER PR, AS THE RUNNING TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH..

THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN TO GET ENOUGH TIME TO EAT AND SLEEP AND GET TO DIFFERENT START LINE EVERY DAY - SO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THAT IT IS ALL ONLY WORTH IT IF I REACH MY GOAL RE RAISING THE MONEY ..

PLEAE SPONSOR ME ONLINE FOR HELEN SAND DOUGLAS HOUSE OR TY HAFAN.. EVERY PENNY COUNTS DO MUCH..
 
KNEE IS STILL GIVING PAIN, BUT I am fit otherwise, and shall see this challenge through - including extra 27th marathon in Tenby 1 May!!!!  

Special thanks to everybody... Eve, James Pete. Michael Lucy......my wonderful family - and adopted lovely clan. Tracey, Steve, Sarah. Guy, Robv, Ruby, Geoff, And EVERYBODY BACK IN PEMBROKESHIRE - AND ALL THE RUNNERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME EVERYWHERE.AND THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED IN SO MANY, MANY WAYS.M MUST GET GOING NOW. LOVE, Rosiexx
Here is Scott, manager of MOTI Running shop, Reading.. Scott is being really fantastic..helping me thro my my knee injury.. ALso, Jo arrived am and gave me a great sports massage...  Strapped knee and bit painful, but taking care. .... NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP ME NOW!!! Thank you all for the fabulous, exceptional support.   Rxxxx

Monday 26 April 2010

Jennifer, Thomas and Lauren... Lovely people in Bracknell -rxxxx
 
Wonderful supporters in beautiful Bracknell!!rxx