Here I go again!!

After the success of last years Half Marathon I've decided it's time to get serious and go the full distance. 

I was able to raise a whopping £500 for Helath in Mind with your support last year for which I am EXTREMELY grateful. We totally smashed my £200 target. But this time...

Double the distance, double the donations!

That's right - I've set a target of £1000 this time round and I am so determined to make it happen. Any and all donations are so gratefully received.

Health in Mind do such fantastic work in Edinburgh to support folk who are struggling with mental health and promoting positive mental wellbeing across the city.

For me, that's what running is all about. Running gives me the headspace I need to process life and all it's craziness whilst also pushing me to acheive physical goals I thought were far beyond my reach!

These 26 miles will be the pinnacle of the next 15 weeks of training, it will be the greatest mental and physical test of my life to date. With you all behind me, willing me on and promoting positive mental wellbeing with anybody close to you I know that I will succeed (in under 4 hours... I hope!)

My challenge is the marathon but I'd like to offer one to you too. Give yourself some headspace at least once a week. That might be going for a run, it might not, be true to yourself and what you enjoy doing. 

The one condition is that you don't do it alone, you do it with yourself! Take yourself to the cinema, take yourself for a walk, take yourself out for a cup of coffee with a crisp new paperback. Whatever it is engage with yourself, your thoughts, your dreams and aspirations, your struggles and worries. It might just help you find some clarity that you didn't even know you needed! And remember it's not the same as doing something alone.

If social media is your game, you can follow my training on Instagram @esbaird_ and if not, I'll post some updates here from time to time.

Wish me luck and don't forget to donate!

Love to you all.

Ethan xx.

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