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

Jennifer, Thomas and Lauren... Lovely people in Bracknell -rxxxx

Wonderful supporters in beautiful Bracknell!!rxx

For the sake of kind help and treatment for my knee - THE BATTLE WILL BE WON!!! (Treatment by Jo Bottiglieri! www.funkfit.co.uk

Wonderful support.

Jo Bottiglieri Personal Trainer and Sports Therapist recommended by Shaun of the wonderful Moti Running Shops..  Knee hanging in ok - only 6 marathons to go!!  PLEASE PLEASE keep on sponsoring me - I am worried in case I don't make enough for Helen and Douglas House and Ty Hafen.  Kind Supporter Tessa Fullwood took this photo near start of Braknell Marathon.  Love, Rosie

 Sue. - strapping my knee..but only 6  marathons to go!!! Rxxxx

Sue and Brian - LUTON MARATHON 21!! V sore knee, otherwise fine.rxx

Guy and Sarah Coxell - magnificent support!!!!!!xxx

Hi everyone, Rosie is on her 20th marathon today, there's been a slight change of plan. Rosie is running the Brentwood marathon course again today, rather than travelling up to Milton Keens as she is very tired. she is about 10 miles into the course so far today.  It has some very kind help on the way.

Also a huge thank you to Guy and Sarah Coxell, who have been kind enough to take Rosie to her next marathon tomorrow in Luton. they both transported Rosie after the Brighton marathon to Wokingham. This is wonderful for Rosie, as it gives her a chance to rest and organise the basic necessities.

Regards James

Christina and Kristian from Brentwoof - heading for the London Marathon this Sunday i+ GOOD LUCK TO THEM AND TO A ll the runners. Rxxx

Great day with Bungay Black Dog Running Club... Brilliant..see pics! But finished late..and only awoke 7am.

Drive to start of Brentwood Marathon no 19 v slow..but staying safe and being careful cumulative tiredness due to lack of sleep and irregular meals only to be expected at this late stage - but the actual running is getting stronger...and niggles/injuries  going away, as legs just get used to running 26.2 miles every day ...  

Plan to ran 26.2 in Brentwood Kindness from MacDonalds staff Sally and Charlotte en route..managed to charge phone up a bit to send this off.. Rosiex

 Bung) Black Dog training night!! 3xx

Richard Lees - and Jack Russell Jill!! Rxxx

Ali Morton and Ziggy _ doing fantastic effort fund raising fore hospices ewn routes as we go along.rxxx

Marathon 18!! - escorted by Robin Farrar (running am)and Sue Potter Ali Morton on bikes from Bungay Black Dog Running Club who organise the only marathon in Suffolk. 

Black Dog comes from 13th legend when there was terrible storm and. Maddened Fierce huge Black Dog came into the church - and wrung people's neck - apparently you still see his claw marks on the church today!!!! _ Luckily the dogs in Bungay are much friendlier these days!!! Rxxxxxx

Here is Ziggy The lurcher - a keen member of the Bungay Black Dog Running Club.rxx.

Hello all,  On behalf of Halstead Road Runners I would like to say what a pleasure it was for HRR to have Rosie run the course. Please find attached a picture from the finish line taken 2115 hours.     Good luck for the next 10 Rosie!

Thanks and regards      Matthew Ranson

Mended! Rxx

 Mike Garnham  @Pebmarsh village - mending Icebird's harness. Rxx

 Keith and Andy circa mile9.  Halstead Marathon. Rxxx

 
Hello all, I am Matthew Ranson from Halstead Road Runners and I am the Press and Publicity Officer for the Club.  I popped out to see Rosie today. Photographs attached. Pictured -
Pink top - Rosie Swale-Pope
Blue top - Keith Thorogood HRR Chairman
Yellow vest - Andy Wilmot HRR Marathon specialist (Andy will complete 500 marathons this year!)

Best of luck to all!  Thanks and regards Matthew Ranson.

Duty Manager of Halstead Leisure Centre Sir John! ..Jill. Paul and little Molly!!!!  Rx 

.. To Halstead at last - vvv patient Halstead Road Runners - chairman Keith Thorogood and Andy Wilmot were waiting _ but not get there faster as sleepy at wheel.  Andy has run 491 marathons over 22 years and they both arte absolutely amazing people...   It will a great day.. Rxxx

Driving Icebird to HALSTEAD START FOR TODAY...rxxx

 I knew before I started that although I am only running 26 (now 27!!) Marathons, in 26 days - that this is an ordinary challenge that is a giant adventure to me..  A John Bunyan like journey full of hardship, joys and amazing people.. V tough to get enough time to sleep....

Right now driving Icebird to Halstead for marathon 17 in 17 days all well. And runners in Halstead waiting for me..but I keep nearly going to sleep at the wheel.  So have take little 5 min breaks in laybys.  But if it was all so easy - then it wouldn't be worth all the kind sponsorship of my run for the children’s/family hospices...

Your amazing support on the web, blog and facebook all around the world touches me so much, it is overwhelming. And during the Brighton Marathon people cheered Icebird until they were hoarse. I was full to the brim emotionally and ran for them all in this great Brighton Marathon...and could not stop the tears in my eyes.. I felt that the overall support in the Brighton Marathon was so great not all the runners - and that you wd think of this as the marathon that every runner felt as if they had won, as they were made so much of..

Watford Half Marathon yesterday which I ran twice to make at 26.2 miles was such a beautiful course and a quiet day by comparison, with Race Director Richard Parles guiding me and full of fascinating info re local history..and about Watford's ancient forests that still stand today..  Must get to HALSTEAD now,,,,,love, Rosiexx
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Hi everyone, Ernie Fortnum created this wonderful YouTube tribute to Rosie, please take a look it really made me smile. regards James.

Beautiful Watford.... Runners have eyes in the soles of their feet!! - go places..see things that are sometimes v elusive if one is travelling fast..rxx

Chris and John at mile 19 Watford.. Rxx

I am on mile 17...met Andy Cracknell - MARATHON pb 2,45!! - going 2.30 opn Sunday in London Marathon - vvvvvvv best of luck to Andy and to EVERYBODY taking part in London Marathon this year7..

As you all know I ran London Marathon route a few days ago - brilliant course..- maybe Icebird aand left our footprints!! Rxxxxxxxxx

Paul Herbert 800 metre UK champion, who runs a company Body Transformations Email;  paul@bodytransformations.co.uk - gave me a wonderful deep tissue massage which has helped my minor injuries and sore legs so v much..v grateful. Rxxxx

 

 

Watford Mile 3 - meetig Phil Butler, Stand up Comedian - v generous sponsor!  Rxxz

Hi james:  Rosie didnt have time to email, this is her message

Received 2 medals yesterday for the Wokingham half done twice, plus a medal at wonderful Brighton, shall remeber Brighton as the marathon that all the runner won - such great support brought a tear to the eye

Running today with organiser Richard and Pam parles

Thanks to Guy and Sarah Coxell for collecting me from Brighton and their hospitality letting me stay in their driveway, plus thanks to those that drove me from Southend to Maidstone for laddingford Engineering to fix Icebird again

Thanks to Moti running shop in reading and saucony for some mew shoes

Thanks to Helen House Hospice for supporting me

Have a sore leg (unpronouncable name!) and my toes is padded up, and I am having difficulty sleeping,    cheers james
rob

Watford supporters at work!!!! Rxxx

 Richard Parles,  Race Director of t Watford Half Marathon - which I shall be running twice today! Rxx

 Warm welcome frm  Helen and Douglas House Hospice Shop in Wokingham.. Rxx

My gallant guides - Kevin Jones and Peter Evans.... 11 miles - WOKINGHAM MARATHON!!! - 19 April!!  Rxxx

Reading Road Runners Kevin Jones, Glen Ennis, Ann Wylie, and Wokingham Half Marathon Director Peter Evans - my lovely guides for today...  Tired, have got small foot problems but -15th Marathon today!!!! Love, Rosie