My heroic fundraising run is fast approaching, and, while I have every confidence that I will finish the race, I am uncertain that I will be able to do so with my dignity, not to mention my bodily functions intact. This occurred to me after I watched Emmanuel Mutai finishing the 2011 London Marathon – legend! And let’s not forget Paula Radcliffe’s performance in 2005, even though I’m sure she’d rather we did.

To this end, I have formulated a brilliant plan, ensuring I can complete the race in style. I recently watched Iron Man, and while I realise that movie is science fiction, it’s three years old, so I bet most of what is presented onscreen is now possible. My scheme involves creating a pair of robot legs that will be fitted with shock absorbers, a built in MP3 player (with skip feature enabled) and some kind of turbo boost for the final stretch. Although my experience in engineering, electronics and coming up with a cool colour scheme is limited, how hard can it be? I am almost certain that I can make it work without the mechanism trying to put one foot twenty one miles in front of the other, at any rate.

 

Of course, there’s a slight chance that this might not come to pass, as some of the parts I’ve ordered take a maximum of 28 days for delivery. If that happens, I will have to revert to the original plan and tackle the race au naturel. Either way, I would appreciate you sponsoring me.

 

 

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