Following my half marathon at the Royal Parks, Liz and I jetted off to Munich for a well earned rest. My German language classes helped me to easily order a stein (or two) of beer at the Hofbrauhaus to help us relax.
Virgin London Marathon
Over the few days we were there, Liz and I talked about the possibility of me running the Virgin London Marathon.
Of course, I was still buzzing from my previous run, so I thought I could do the full marathon easily. Maybe in 2011 I thought.
Liz and I had sent a few emails to charities to attempt to get Gold Bond places just before we went on holiday. It was pretty late for entries at this stage as the public ballots had been drawn; so I didn’t have any hopes to be honest.
After enjoying our weekend away, we returned to (a much warmer) England and an overflowing email inbox.
One of the emails was from AICR – The Association for International Cancer Research. After reading my story, they decided to give me one of the places. Who’da thunk it?!
So yes, it’s official. I am running in this years Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 25th April.
I have a mountain to climb in terms of fundraising. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I’ve done the first step of creating my Justgiving page.
I’m keeping an old fashioned paper diary this time around – as I will be able to write in it on my long train journeys. No doubt, I will be blogging when I can.
Wish me luck (and Happy New Year!!)
