A bit of an insufficient word, but it is all I have. So thanks to the following, I could not have done this without you:
- my running partners/rivals/bad influences: James Hampton (@ActiveODcoach); Ben Griffiths (@benjiflute); Andrew Revell (@Bikingforabevvy); Mark Adair (@MarkJAdair); Rob Davidson (doesn’t do social media);
- Andrew Carswell (@poorginge) for listening to me both before and after 7/2, and for being a committed supporter of Up & Down Runner;
- Caroline Clark (@carolineclarkdesign / http://www.carolineclark.co.uk), for designing and donating the perfect logo;
- personal trainer Charlotte Willoughby-Parsons (https://lionesslondon.wordpress.com) for not laughing at my press-ups and putting up with my constant whingeing about injuries;
- Sweatshop Trump Street (@sweatshoponline / http://www.sweatshop.co.uk) and The Running Works (@runningworks / http://www.therunningworks.net), very lucky to have the two best running shops in the UK so close to work;
- the team at City Athletic ( @CityATHLETIC1 / http://www.cityathletic.co.uk), for helping me build a semblance of upper body and core strength, and for their generous donation;
- The Altitude Centre (@AltitudeCentre / https://www.altitudecentre.com/), for giving me experience of running up a mountain without having to leave the city, and for their fundraising support;
- physiotherapist Mike Davis and the rest of the team at HFS Clinics (@HFSClinics / http://www.hfs-clinics.co.uk), not only for curing my numerous physical ailments, but also for the advice and support, and for being committed to getting me back on my feet and keeping me there;
- therapist Dr. Vanessa Ruspoli (http://www.dr-ruspoli.com), without whom I would never have found the confidence to start the blog, or run up mountains;
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (@theCALMzone / https://www.thecalmzone.net), for giving me the inspiration to write honestly about my experiences, and for your support of the blog, and my running challenges;
- Mind (@MindCharity / http://www.mind.org.uk), for making me understand and come to terms with my illness, and for the fundraising support;
- Freddie and Caspar King (too young for social media), for the quotes, stories, pictures and for being themselves;
- Camilla King (@millking2301), editor, designer, social media advisor, wife and saviour; and
- all of my friends, family and colleagues, who, without exception, have been more understanding and supportive than I ever could have hoped.