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Those last few hours will always stick in my mind as the toughest; I was past The Thames Barrier with no land marks to pass, nothing to show me how far I had come and to add to the struggle I was heading into the incoming tide so whenever I stopped to stretch, eat or drink I would float back towards London! The QE2 Bridge nearly drove me insane… I was looking over my shoulder now and again and it didn’t get any bigger for what seemed like hours! When I finally passed underneath though I had just 5.5miles to go, that is just over 2 laps of Dorney Rowing Lake, now that was achievable! A couple of days before I started The Great Thames Row at Lechlade, Jacqui Jones, a great friend and fellow rower, asked me to write down the reason I was doing this bonkers challenge… first and foremost it was to raise money for IN-vision and to raise awareness of Infantile Nystagmus and it was to set a new Guinness World Record. Underneath all that though it was much more personal… to lay to rest some of my own ghosts, to prove to myself that I could achieve despite what people in my past had told me in various different ways. When she could see me struggling, Jacqui just asked ‘Naomi, why are you doing this?’, my response ‘BECAUSE I CAN!’ Naomi Riches MBE, Paralympic Champion 2012 http://www.thegreatthamesrow.org/the-film/ http://www.thegreatthamesrow.org/where-is-naomi/ http://www.thegreatthamesrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tgtr-timesheet.pdf ProMac Locksmiths UK Ltd 24hr Emergency Service Commercial Locks & Security Residential Locksmith Service Burgled ? Locked Out ? Lost Keys ? Broken Keys ? We Can Help ! Safes Supplied & Fitted Security Grills, Roller Shutters and Bollards Supplied and Fitted or Repaired. Moved House ?.......... New Door and Window Locks Supplied and Fitted. Double Glazed UPVC Locks Supplied and Fitted or Repaired. Full Key Cuttings Service at our Shop. Master Systems Installed. Free Estimates and Advice. Rapid Response Emergency Service. Chas Approved Contractor. Tel. [phone] Mob. [phone] Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Bucks. HP11 2QA Email: [email protected] www.promaclocksmiths.com Local Authority Approved Contractor. email: [email protected] | www.hiyabucks.com 49