Post script
I've just sent off a fat envelope of cheques to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. The final total was £2372. A huge thank-you to everyone who supported me and contributed to this.
It all seems a very long way off now. I've completely failed to keep up any regular running - this is due to (a) no longer having anything to aim for, and (b) playing football every 1-2 weeks, which, being not used to that sort of thing, renders me unable to run for a couple of days afterwards. I might get my act together and enter some local 10Ks/half marathons - in particular I should stand a reasonable chance of beating 45 mins for 10K while some of my marathon fitness remains.
So unless I do get my running together, it's unlikely that this blog will continue. Thanks for all the supportive comments during the training and afterwards.
Finally, if anyone ever fancies running a marathon: DO IT! All it takes is about 4 hours a week for 4-6 months, and it's the adventure of a lifetime.
It all seems a very long way off now. I've completely failed to keep up any regular running - this is due to (a) no longer having anything to aim for, and (b) playing football every 1-2 weeks, which, being not used to that sort of thing, renders me unable to run for a couple of days afterwards. I might get my act together and enter some local 10Ks/half marathons - in particular I should stand a reasonable chance of beating 45 mins for 10K while some of my marathon fitness remains.
So unless I do get my running together, it's unlikely that this blog will continue. Thanks for all the supportive comments during the training and afterwards.
Finally, if anyone ever fancies running a marathon: DO IT! All it takes is about 4 hours a week for 4-6 months, and it's the adventure of a lifetime.
