Well this is quite a long gap between entries! I guess I'm not much of a blogger. I did carry on running though after my Half Marathon in 2008. In fact, now, somewhat unbelievably I find myself training for the 2010 Virgin London Marathon. It is a very scary prospect indeed but i am slowly getting used to the fact that I am actually doing it. I've always found the London Marathon the most awe inspiring sporting event there is so to actually take part is wonderful.
To motivate me I'm using the marathon as an opportunity to raise some funds for Whizz-Kidz. They're a charity that helps disabled children lead more active lives thanks to some remarkable specialised wheelchairs.
The main reason for re-starting this blog is to let people who've sponsored me know how I'm getting along and possibly to get some sponsorship from people I don't know - hey, you never know!
I'm already six weeks into my training plan and things are going really well. Started off slowly (that's me in the picture above) thanks to a pulled calf for being over-keen and then the snow halted me for a bit, but it's been going great last few weeks. I shan't bore you with the intricacies of my training - although I may go back on that promise to satisfy my own boring nerdyness - but basically I do three runs a week under ten miles (one slow, one intervals and one fast) and then a long run at the weekend building up slowly to the big 26.2 on 24th April. Eeeek! Tomorrow's long run will be 16 miles, which will be the furthest I've ever run.
I'll shut up now then.
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