So it’s official – I will definitely be running the London marathon again this year. I’ve been lucky enough to secure a place through top charity Children with Leukaemia.
But never content with doing things by halves, I’ve decided to also run New York Marathon as well… again for Children with Leukaemia.
The reason for this being that they are one of the best charities offering runners support and entry into the New York Marathon, and seeing as I’ve secured my London place with them it makes sense to also run NYC with them too and raise lots of lovely cash for sickly kiddies – aiming to raise £2,500. Fingers crossed.
And one of the best things about this particular charity is that they have the official Mr Men and Little Miss running team for the Marathon, which means I could potentially run London dressed like this:
Anyway, this decision has been met by lots of “Are you mad?” comments and the such like. And i must admit, the thought of finishing one marathon only to have to keep training in order to finish another one a few months later is slightly scary.
Especially considering the second part of the training will be over the summer months when it becomes increasingly difficult to find the motivation to run along the river (rather that sit somewhere along the river and just drink cider with your mates).
If there's one thing I learnt last year it's that fitting 4 or 5 runs a week into a regular schedule isn't an easy thing to do, so you essentially have to become a hermit and resist the calls of the pub, bars and all those wonderful disco bars in Soho…
And so to kick off proceedings tomorrow I'm planning my first long outdoor run in quite a while. Aiming for something near the 10 mile mark.
Might be a bit of a shock to the system, but at least I can then justify filling my face whilst watching XFactor Results in the evening :)
You can sponsor me by making a donation at www.bmycharity.com/jamesrunsLDNandNYC
Any amount, big or small will be totally appreciated by the parents and kiddies who benefit from the charities work. And just to reassure you, I'll be paying myself for any flight and accommodation costs for the NYC marathon, so rest assured any of your cash donated will go directly to the charity.
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