James Block
James' Marathon 2024 page
Fundraising for Mind BLMK
Story
In 2018 I completed the 13.1 mile half marathon and followed up in 2019 with the 36km challenge (5km, 10km, 21km over three days). Then in 2020 I signed up for the WDW marathon but due to COVID restrictions I had to settle for running 26.2 miles around my village!
I want to say a massive thanks to everyone for the kind sponsorships. As a reminder here are my times:
September 2018:
13.1 miles - 2:46:26
September 2019:
5K - 33:44
10K - 1:06:18
13.1 miles - 2:27:58
December 2020:
26.2 miles - 6:18:51
It was extremely hard running alone that Christmas and I am very disappointed with the time I got, I'd blame the lack of crowd cheering me on but also my training fell away during lockdown, so here we go again, the 26.2 mile marathon!
This will be tough for me and will require a lot of extra training as I spend the whole of 2021 not exercising at all, so I have given myself till January 2024 to get ready.
I will be funding the travel, entry fee etc. all myself so all the money raised will go to Mind.
For those who don't know, the reason I picked Mind is due to my Uncle taking his life in early 2017. Due to the stigma surrounding mental health he was convinced his illness wasn't in his mind and must have been a physical problem. Mind are working to remove that stigma and get people talking and get people the help they need.
The love I have for all my various hobbies come from my Uncle, in particular my love for theme parks. My ability to spend my free time visiting them around the world is only possible because of him.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.