How it all began
How did this madness ever begin?
How on earth did I ever concieve I would be able to carry my ample curves 26.2 miles along Englands finest seashore?
Well it all began when I started weightwatchers online http://weightwatchers.com in an effort to lose some of the flab, at the same time I took up running at the gym as it seemed the simplest and most effective form of excercise.
One fine day in March 2003 a poster went up for the Race for Life series advertising a 5km run in Stirling and my other half suggested it would be a good target for my fitness - to run 5km non stop. http://raceforlife.org.uk
From that moment on I was addicted to fun runs - run around for a bit and get a nice shiny medal and goody bag for your efforts then feel on top of the world for the rest of the day.
I went on to compete in the Falkirk Rotary club 3km and then as my ego became ever inflated I went for the Great Scottish Run 10km run in Glasgow http://www.runglasgow.org/. This time however there was more than just a shiny medal at stake, I was now a fundraiser.
In June 2003 my other half and I went for a walk in Glencoe, it was a beautiful, sunny day and we were on course to conquer Beachille Etive Beag or at least we were until my other half took a step up the way and then fell down 30ft after dislocating his knee. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Glencoe mountain rescue team http://www.glencoe-mountain-rescue.com/v2/team.htm, the Highland Constabulary and the RAF rescue team at Lossiemouth we got off the mountain safely. After that event I found out that the Mountain recue teams are made up entirely of volunteers and recieve no Government funding for equipment. Hence I designed a sponsor form and started door knocking and training hard.
By the time the race day came I was terrified - I had missed the final 2 weeks of training due to injury and had never actually managed to run more than 4.5miles in training - I had to get around 6.1miles!
Somehow I found the strength to get through it and finished in 59mins 49seconds raising £211 for the mountain rescue team in the process.
After that I continued to compete in fun runs of around 10km or less and it was fun for a bit but the drive to achieve more started to affect me and I began to toy with the idea of the ultimate fun run - the Marathon.
And so here I am - 15 weeks to go and I will be at the "Big One" in more ways than one, on June 19th 2005 I will run the Asics Blackpool Marathon http://www.blackpoolmarathon.com/
This time I intend to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer care http://www.mariecurie.org.uk as they have played an important part in my life when they helped a good friend of mine stay at home with his family during his terminal illness - more on this story in another posting "Marie Curie and the Marathon"
How on earth did I ever concieve I would be able to carry my ample curves 26.2 miles along Englands finest seashore?
Well it all began when I started weightwatchers online http://weightwatchers.com in an effort to lose some of the flab, at the same time I took up running at the gym as it seemed the simplest and most effective form of excercise.
One fine day in March 2003 a poster went up for the Race for Life series advertising a 5km run in Stirling and my other half suggested it would be a good target for my fitness - to run 5km non stop. http://raceforlife.org.uk
From that moment on I was addicted to fun runs - run around for a bit and get a nice shiny medal and goody bag for your efforts then feel on top of the world for the rest of the day.
I went on to compete in the Falkirk Rotary club 3km and then as my ego became ever inflated I went for the Great Scottish Run 10km run in Glasgow http://www.runglasgow.org/. This time however there was more than just a shiny medal at stake, I was now a fundraiser.
In June 2003 my other half and I went for a walk in Glencoe, it was a beautiful, sunny day and we were on course to conquer Beachille Etive Beag or at least we were until my other half took a step up the way and then fell down 30ft after dislocating his knee. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Glencoe mountain rescue team http://www.glencoe-mountain-rescue.com/v2/team.htm, the Highland Constabulary and the RAF rescue team at Lossiemouth we got off the mountain safely. After that event I found out that the Mountain recue teams are made up entirely of volunteers and recieve no Government funding for equipment. Hence I designed a sponsor form and started door knocking and training hard.
By the time the race day came I was terrified - I had missed the final 2 weeks of training due to injury and had never actually managed to run more than 4.5miles in training - I had to get around 6.1miles!
Somehow I found the strength to get through it and finished in 59mins 49seconds raising £211 for the mountain rescue team in the process.
After that I continued to compete in fun runs of around 10km or less and it was fun for a bit but the drive to achieve more started to affect me and I began to toy with the idea of the ultimate fun run - the Marathon.
And so here I am - 15 weeks to go and I will be at the "Big One" in more ways than one, on June 19th 2005 I will run the Asics Blackpool Marathon http://www.blackpoolmarathon.com/
This time I intend to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer care http://www.mariecurie.org.uk as they have played an important part in my life when they helped a good friend of mine stay at home with his family during his terminal illness - more on this story in another posting "Marie Curie and the Marathon"
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