Marathon2018

On 22 April I will be running the London marathon in memory of a friend and raising money for Weldmar hospicecare in the process. In recent times marathon running has become more accessible and as a result it has become more commonplace. People will raise an eyebrow if you tell them what you are doing, but not really understand the lengthy commitment that this requires. For me the commitment is two-fold; fundraising for a dearly loved friend and being able to maintain the strict training schedule through the dark winter months. I'm not a marathon runner. I don't like road running and I hate large cities. There is however a draw to the race. I've applied to the ballot for several years and never secured a place. I now have a Gold bond place courtesy of Weldmar hospicecare. I started competitive running at 13 years old and soon made my mark on the 100m, 200m sprint and 4 x 100m relay. I met the athlete Roger Black and became obsessed with running and athletics. At 14