Alistair Nicholl
Ali Tries Again
Fundraising for Beat
Story
9 and half years ago I ran the last of three London Marathons, it was miserable. I loathe running. I'm not good at it, at all. I'm comically unathletic and so while Kipchoge might nip round in less time than it takes to watch The Avengers, I was on the road for 5 and half hours grumpy and resentful of those that had made the better choice of spectating with a beer and a burger.
However, nearly a decade later and having to my knowledge not run from that day to this for sport (as opposed to chasing down self-destructive toddlers), I figured it was time to get off my ample backside and try to help. It would be easy to do something I like, or a sponsored adventure. But, I believe that if I'm asking you to reach into your pockets and support Beat, the eating disorders assocation, the very least I can do is try and break myself physically and mentally.
We are all living through challenging, pressured, disconcerting times. Where support networks, loved ones, and our services have been affected. It has impacted everyone, and there are lot of people in pain, and amongst the voices and need I'd like to amplfiy the vital work that Beat do ending the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders, the mental illnessest that ruin and take lives.
Beat is an organisation that campaigns tirelessly to help and encourage those affected to seek treatment and recovery must be supported. I wanted to do something, however small, to help Beat alleviate the misery and life-long difficulties that eating disorders inflict to sufferers, their partners and their families.
