
We’re a very active family
Nuala is not only completing the London Marathon but has already finished a series of challenges, including marathons in Rome and Valencia, several half-marathons and a four-day hike to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Nuala says: “We’ve always been very outdoorsy and sporty. Michael was an outdoors person and worked as a ski guide in his younger years. We’ve kept that through our children. One of our daughters has won the Henley’s Women’s Regatta and another has been called up to run at senior level for Great Britain, after representing the country as a junior athlete numerous times. They’ve all run, played squash, and swum for their counties. It’s a part of Michael in there and I’m incredibly proud of their accomplishments.”
“I’ve had two back surgeries and was told I’d never run again. My last surgery was just before Michael’s passing, and the surgeon said you just cannot run. There’s something about telling an Irish woman you can’t do something! I know Michael would be laughing saying ‘that’s so you!’ That’s why I want to keep running. As our children have gotten older, I now have more time to race which is fun. You meet people and it’s interesting to hear their stories.”
“Machu Picchu was amazing, but definitely pushed me furthest out of my comfort zone, as I’m petrified of heights and falling. Peruvians are a beautiful people and it’s such a spiritual place, it was fantastic. The best four days hiking ever! I thought I was quite fit because of all the running I do but my goodness I used muscles I didn’t realise I had.”
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