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Playing netball again at last!
Sonia's dad and his plate of chopped bananas - and Sonia's mums rock cakes
Seeing Ash E start crying because she made herself trump by laughing!
Ice and ibuprofen
4000 calories a day entitlement
Every time I got in my sleeping bag
Lou H's glory celebration shooting 'dance'
Power Ballads at 4am
The absolute unfailing patience and loveliness of the Team Managers and the Tea Wenches
The amazing support and camaraderie every time someone hit the wall and lost it
The 'hair standing up on back of neck' feeling at the end. Like the end of 'Teen Wolf'...except better.
Hearing the record breakers theme tune blasting from the CD player at 54hrs and 16 minutes - magic!
Kate's boyfriend telling me I was "a brave girl" as he dressed my blisters at 4 am Sunday morning - aaahhh
Sonia's mum's rock cakes
Dancing to "hungry eyes" on court
Inspiring folk from Trinity humbly bringing me hot tea
Seeing Ash O and her knees make it to the end - cue tears
The kindness of Sonia and Zoe at my low point over sore feet - ditto
The pain in my feet miraculously subsiding on Sunday morning - so I could fly like a gazelle on the home stretch!
The camaraderie
Playing in NUNS kit again
She probably won't want me to share this with you but…..Ash E telling me she started crying because she made herself trump by laughing!
Those lucozade energy sweets giving me renewed energy on the Sunday
Playing against Ash O who made me giggle lots
Having treats on tap and not feeling guilty
All the volunteers…..amazing!
The final whistle
Comedy garden chairs provided in the chill out area that would gobble up unsuspecting people without warning
Sonia's parents turning up to look after us, when we were soooo tired. Surrogate team Mum and Dad.
Talking to the Trinity Hospice volunteers about how our money would help them and how amazing they thought we were
Being privileged to take part in a world breaking record event.
Being part of such a lovely team - capital nuns netball club rocks!
Looking at the clock every 10 hours and counting down the time
Having team managers - they were amazing
Getting goose bumps when everybody cheered next to the court when we broke the record
The feeling - we've done it!!!!!
Funniest moments included when Kath just fell flat on the floor - with no apparent reason; When Lou and Zoe laughed and cried at the same time and tried to catch the ball with their bullfrog, red eyes; when Meags burst out in tears when she saw Nat (still quite early on in the weekend); trying to decide who has the funniest walk
SJ, Cookie and Becky's apparent lack of pain and inexhaustible energy
The last hour of playing, the atmosphere in the hall, and best of all the remaining heaps of energy on the court
The whole weekend - how we've been spoilt, and pampered, the chaotic sleeping corner, and the shock when I woke up face to face with Kath!
ALL the volunteers!!!!!!!!!!!! And their beautiful smiles!
Waking up some time Sunday morning (have no idea of time!!!) and see renewed energy on the court!!
Realising what a massive team effort this was!!!! In all respects!!
The relief that it all came together after the hours spent organising
The unbelievable enthusiasm, amazing attitude, unending support and total commitment to the cause of all the officials, crew and supporters. It was beyond all expectations.
Lou H and her collapsing lounger
Superstar honorary NUNS Becky, Lizl and Meagan
The return of Ali T :-)
Lisa going off court to break wind, not being allowed back on court until a goal was scored and having to explain to the other end off the court why she was stood off court
Ash E loudly breaking wind while passing the ball then looking crestfallen while saying 'it's official I am an old lady'
Julia's face after she was blown up for delaying play having walked slowly back to the centre at around hour 30...
Me scoring a whole 16 goals in 55 hours - hurrah!
Sonia's Mum and Dad and Sonia - bless the Fiford's
The fantastic running techniques that started to appear around hour 30 - very glad it wasn't just me.
Dirty dancing first time around - but a bad thing was it 5th time around
Watching the team managers try to work out which sleeping NUN was which and the various wake up techniques.
3 Cheers for the Capital NUNS - just a magical moment which still gives me goosebumps
Annari and SJ's unceasing interceptions (Poetry in motion and I'm glad they're on my team normally)
Surviving, and actually quite enjoying, playing positions which required me to move around more than one third of the court
Friends coming down to witness - it's amazing how quickly time went when I was looking forward to friends arriving later that day
The food, including the excuse to eat steak sandwiches because I needed the protein!
The rub downs on the physio bench - marvellous, I felt very spoilt, and got the opportunity to ask many annoying questions about whether I really do have a shoulder/knee/ankle problem
Julia lend me a sweat band and told me I looked like a nob in it, that made me laugh, but was also secretly relieved at the pre-emptive move of not wearing it
The blister packs were great, just wish I had found out what they do sooner
Tea
Lucozade tablets, which really do make you more bouncy, and clearly are made from class a drugs really
Lisa getting told to stay off court until the next whistle after trumping in the corner of the court. I was just glad it wasn't me!
Chris rocking up slightly trolleyed on sunday morning about 2ish and then promptly falling straight asleep
Rupert cheering me on from the side lines
Sleeping through my alarm because the noise on court was so loud
Getting pissed on the champagne and a pint of shandy afterwards
Everyone cheering on the defense and centre court players when they were shooting
Having a laugh with everyone without exception!
The generostiy of all the supporters and volunteers - having to look after yourself/make your own food/wake yourself up would have made the whole thing hell.
SJ defending her GA's shot whilst playing GS
The first hot meal of the weekend - the lasagne rocked.
Hearing that we'd beaten our target £20K before we'd even started
My feet miraculously recovering themselves at about 8pm on Saturday evening
Getting to know loads of people in the club (that I previously hadn't really spent much time with) loads better.
Deciding not to pull out when I first got injured, but sticking with it in the vague hope that I could make some contribution later on in the event, which I did.
Significantly improving my shooting over the many hours I was playing GS!
Lifting morale by farting off court and not being allowed back on until the next goal was scored (about 2 mins cause everyone was laughing so much)
Sonia's parents and their tea parties
Being involved with a fantastic event and meeting you guys
Raising so much money for Trinity
Having great support staff (including Lee who was absolutely fantastic and I think made a huge difference with our injuries or lack of I should say)
Telling Ian he had set the new clock wrong and had given us a hour ahead of schedule!!!! that would have gone down well, who would have killed him first if we had stopped an hour early !!!
Learning who can and cant dance out of your squad!
Not aching after the event
No one snored!!!!
Getting home Sunday and not being timed to go to the loo!
Being very very very proud of our achievement
Trinity Hospice volunteer coming over at 53 hours saying how what we have done will make such a difference to so many of their patients. Cue lots of tears and inability to answer!
Realising the benefits of being deaf in one ear - no whistles or balls to the head could wake me!
Wedding song coming on and destroying any mental strength I had, and dissolving both me and Lou H to tears!
And finally losing all dignity when flashing left boob to Ali and Mrs C to pad up the rubbing - first and last time I intend to pad my bra!
being able to help
Thinking about you all having to stay inside a smelly sports hall for 55 hours whilst i was lording it up on a 65ft yacht!
Laughing my head off when the umpire wouldn't let Lisa back on court after she ran to the corner to politely fart at a distance from everyone else, absolutely brilliant!
Finding a sandwich made by Sonia's Mum that saved my life, I couldn't face anymore pasta but found my perfect sandwich
Discovering that there were, in fact, two of my perfect sandwiches left and having them both!
Sitting on the sun lounger with a cup of tea, Glamour magazine, under my sleeping bag, eating Haribo and watching everyone else play what was still very good standard netball.
" Getting in to my bed at 3am on Sunday morning having played an extra long shift
Having my first massage from Lee and realising that I could walk again without it hurting and going back on court and being able to run
Rachel's baby wiping his nose and mouth all over the only jumper I had but still thinking he was absolutely gorgeous
Eating about 20 twix's and my own weight in crisps but knowing it didn't matter
Finally intercepting a ball from Sam W, made my netballing career all worthwhile, let alone made the weekend!
Someone putting the Top Gun soundtrack on the stereo at about 5am and "Playing with the Boys" coming on, fabulous
Everyone singing along to Westlife and admitting that they hoped it was the whole album, not just one song
Watching SJ and Julia stand on court and nearly wet their pants at their standing still jokes
Blubbing uncontrollably with Gem because the volunteers were sooo nice!
THE FOX!
Full load Jenko
Seeing how long Julia and I could stand still together on court without being shouted at by team mates and thinking it was the funniest thing in the whole world ever
The clock going over the 24 hour mark
Telling Lou Hiscocks the 'why are pirates called pirates' joke
My feet after their first 2minute soak in iced water
Waking up genuinely excited on Saturday morning as I realised one of my best buddies Rupert had arrived to start his witnessing slot whilst I'd been sleeping
The amazingness of the volunteers. All so kind and they intuitively knew when you needed a cup of tea, or a plaster or just a hug.
Having a personal slave for a weekend. (Thanks Mark!)
Eating lots (and lots) of Yorkies. Who says they are not for girls?
Playing against my old uni buddies - and them making me realise what a contacter / barger I am (sorry Stick!) And Gem, making me laugh for 'that' incident!
Hearing Sam shout 'good interception' when I was playing completely out of position at GK…. (probably my only one interception per game, but who cares?!)
Waking up at about six in the morning to see Zoe and I think it was Lou J, dancing to some cheesy tunes on court. Hilarious.
Lying in bed for an hour on Monday morning psyching myself up to brave the legs, then not even feeling stiff!