Can this man possibly run 26 point something miles?  Surely not - but if I do succeed, it's got to be worth a few quid at least.

I'm doing the usual Mark Day thing of doing just enough training - I hope - to get by.  Having had a new baby three months ago doesn't aid a rigorous training schedule.  So don't ask me about times - to get round, ideally without walking, will be success enough.

I am running for a fairly un-glamorous charity, Deafness Research, but I think they're worth supporting all the more because of that.  As many will know, I do have a personal connection here, having had (worsening) tinnitus for the past couple of decades, and a small degree of hearing loss more recently.  While we all take our hearing for granted, starting to lose it - even just a bit - makes one properly value its importance!

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