As some of you may or may not be aware I am attempting to run the London Marathon this year on the 23rd of April. I am doing this primarily for the personal challenge of a 26 mile slog around London and to raise money for a worthwhile charity, although the thought of some friendly sibling rivalry as Jess is also running it does play a part!

The ground work for this foolish endeavour on my part was layed last year after Jess ran the marathon and I foolishly declared that it wasn't that hard a feat to achieve - you just had to not stop until the end. Thus this year when I was given the opportunity to enter I felt it was important that I put my money where my mouth was, so to speak. I am still however relying on the theory that its just a case of not stopping til you reach the finish line - hopefully something that will be proved true on the day!

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