Even floods haven’t stopped this marathon runner from training
Wednesday April 24, 2019
Mum of two, Llinos, tells about how her
training for the London Marathon this year means she is prepared
for almost anything.
Tell us a little bit about yourself

I'm Llinos and I live in Denbighshire in
North Wales. I am a nurse, wife and mother to two children - one
daughter called Hope, who is 13 and my son Harrison, who is 10.
Why did you decide to support Contact by
taking part in the London Marathon?
Harrison is autistic, has ADHD and a sensory
processing disorder. Contact has helped us as a family and that is
why I am running this year's London marathon to fund raise for this
amazing charity.
What has been the biggest challenge in your
London marathon journey so far?
I've been training all winter in the ice,
snow and wind, up and down the narrow lanes of rural Wales. The
hardest training has been to complete a 20 mile race the day after
terrible rain, the road was flooded at mile 9, above my thighs, in
cold, wet, muddy water and then somehow keep focused for the next
11 miles running wet, soggy trainers and very cold - but somehow I
managed to finish!
What are you most/least excited about?
I am from a very small village in North
Wales so coming to London will be a massive challenge for me. I
have never been so scared of a race in my life.
As well as never having done a marathon
before I think I am actually more scared of coming to a city with
hundreds of thousands of people.
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