Thanks for making it this far: my full story is at www.glaciallyslow.com, a well-named site that explains what's going on but basically I am someone who the smart money said would never run a 5k, let alone a 42.2k because I'm made of poor quality components and am severely lacking in moral fibre. That said, I used to be fat and I'm not now.

Let my delaying of traffic and frightening of pedestrians be for a good purpose.

Here's some text I was provided with: it's not exactly in my voice but it bears reading.

The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!