OMG! What have I committed myself to? A half marathon?! At the time I thought "pfft, half marathon? How hard can it be?" I then looked at a map...
Oh crap...
Well, I've said I'm going to do it, and so I will! And here's why:
Last week I was supposed to do a 10km walk with my girlfriend to raise money for MS Society, an amazing charity that provides support for people with Multiple Sclerosis and raises money for research. Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, we were unable to take part in the walk. Now, 10km might not sound like much, but believe me, for some people with MS it's the eqivelent of running a full marathon!
We felt guilty for not taking part, and I had raised quite a bit of sponsorship through donations on my Just Giving page. So, being the decent, chivalrous, adventure seeking individual that I am (said with extreme sarcasm!), I had an idea and blurted it out without thinking (I do this a lot, just ask my girlfriend :-/): I'll run a half marathon instead!
How fit am I? I ran for the bus last week and collapsed with exhaustion... I have a long way to go!
Oh, and the half marathon is next April, so that gives me about 6 months training... over winter... in the rain and slush and gale force winds... This is going to be fun!
Time to buy a pair of shorts and running shoes...
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