***FINAL PUSH AND UPDATE***

The good news is I'm doing the London Marathon on Sunday (Not if Emma is reading this!!) the not so good news is that my back has let me down!!  I will be aiming to complete it but certainly not in the time that I'd hoped.  As most of you know last year I had a stress fracture in my lower back which meant I had to defer my place - this hasn't really improved and I've not been able to train, which means I'm doing the marathon (to Emma's disgust!!) but to complete it and tick off my life ambitions.

The rest is the same but my final push for sponsorship....Thanks all.

So here we go…..I’ve made it, I’ve managed to get in and get a place to run the London Marathon this year in October. It’s about 10 years later than planned but I’ve finally managed to get in after about 10 years of failed ballot entries.

I’ve got to get into a training mode now, I think Harry is considerably more excited about the prospect of training together than I am, but it starts (soon 😉)

Work kindly have got me the place so I’m raising money for our centenary charity…Teenage Cancer Trust. Here is where the tough part begins and I’ve set myself a target of £2000, I’d love to smash this but it is a nice target to set…so over to you, dig deep if you would and help me on my way, your support will be greatly appreciated!!!

Now over to me, I’ve got to get my body in shape, hopefully my back holds out and I need to ensure I get my sorry ass round the course!!

I’ll keep you updated on progress but here we go….bring on the London Marathon this year…

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