A combination of peer pressure and excessive alcohol consumption has led me to sign up to the Paris Marathon on April 12^th. Blood, sweat and a lot of tears has been the recurrent theme to training so far and I imagine it will only get worse.

I am lucky enough to be running the marathon on behalf of The British Heart Foundation. A charity close to my heart (excuse the pun), they provide ground-breaking research that saves countless lives each and every year.

This is my first attempt at anything of this magnitude and any donation, great or small, would be much appreciated. If you are feeling particularly generous, I am completing the marathon with 3 other sterling gentleman; Will, Tom and Pete, who would equally appreciate a donation for their respective causes. Their Just Giving pages can be found via the links below:

Will - justgiving.com/WillRichardsParis

Tom - justgiving.com/TomBreakeyParis

Pete - justgiving.com/PeterHowarthParis

Merci Beaucoup, A Bientot.

Sam x