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Today I ran my last race for the year, the Strathcarron Hospice 10k in Denny. My usual running partner was off doing the Great North Run, so I was wandering about the starting muster on my own, attempting to keep within the patches of sunshine. A fellow solo runner came up to me and struck up conversation. We talked about previous runs, I let her borrow my phone so she could let her kids know when to come to the end of the road and wave at her, and we realised we were both originally from the same town. It turns out she’s an early years specialist at St. Ninian’s Primary School in Stirling. So of course, I ask her what she knows of Glow. She hadn’t used it, but her Headteacher is a technophile, so she’s going to go back and ask about it. She seemed really excited by the idea. She was also sure her daughter’s school was using Glow, and mentioned how impressed she was that she was able to use chat rooms to get help from her teachers.
So there you go – on a day when I really wouldn’t have expected to do my Glow evangelist bit, it happens anyway ☺
P.S. I ran the race in memory of my Dad. He stayed at the hospice a few times last year, and I can’t express how wonderful a place it is and how amazing the staff are. If you’re in the Falkirk area and you’d like to donate to the hospice, follow the link above to their homepage – any donation at all is gratefully received.
