Running is really not my 'thing' to be honest, unless you count the occasional Sunday morning junior park run with Jack, my rather fast seven year old son!

Having cycled London to Paris for charity on four occasions, it dawned on me I was being sponsored for something I enjoyed doing anyway - where's the challenge in that?

So it was with some trepidation that I entered the RBC ballot last September for a place in the London Marathon, safe in the knowledge that there was little chance of securing a place.

What! It must be a mistake!

Imagine my surprise (horror) receiving an email in early December congratulating me on securing a place. 

26.2 miles is a long way, that beats my previous longest ever, never ever again run (Great South Run 2011) by 16.2 miles!

So this year, I won't feel bad being sponsored for once...

Thank you for you support!