Well a little about me I guess would be as good a place as any. I started running in July of 2012, just before the Olympics. I'd seen a photo of myself trying on my wedding suit and I looked immense. I had really piled on the pounds and at only 5'8" and touching 15st it was pretty obvious too!
So I started on the road to running, I'd flirted with it before and had completed a 10k in the late 90's. I'd revisited a few times on various whims but never got very far.
In July 2012 I started with a 4 weeks to 1 mile programme and followed this with 4 weeks to 5k, 8 weeks to 10k and 12 weeks to half marathon. The weight dropped off and I felt so much better, more motivated, more energised and more ambitious.
I wanted to do something that would keep me running and something that would commit me to it. So I decided that on my 40th birthday 26th May 2013 I would begin a year of running and fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support. I settled on 40km every week for my 40th year.
I committed to several race dates throughout the year ranging through 10k's, 10 milers, half marathons and finally the Brighton Marathon. I logged all my training miles and raised money for Macmillan through just giving.
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