Anyway back to the job in hand... Apologies for the lack of posts, (excuses out of the way first) without boring you I have been drowned in paperwork to get my business re opened *cough* & errr decorating, (end of excuses). So why am I asking you read my blog I hear you ask? Well I'm back to my mad ways & have a couple of challenges coming up you may be interested in supporting me with.
I received a free copy of runners world in a race pack & saw this advert:
Only 250 lucky runners! A Race over the hills of the Peak District across fields, through forests, fields while taking in some of the fantastic views on offer before taking on final hill of the Peak District! WOW!!! The only way of describing how this made me fell upon reading is like being a kid in a sweat shop wanting the golden ticket for Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Never in a month of Sundays did I think I'd win a place but posted off my "I should be chosen because (in 100 words) form" & in true Charlie & the Chocolate Factory style a few weeks after I got a knock on the door by the Postman & handed a parcel.
Oh crap! I'd been chosen!!! I was one of the 250!!! I will not lie to you I'm very excited yet very nervous. This will be a knock out race, the back (slowest) 20% of the running field will be knocked out at each checkpoint. only 30 men & 10 women will finish the whole race. Looking at the starting line up there are some MACHINES racing this. Runners who have been fell running for years & people who run Ultra Marathons on a regular basis. Than as per usual there is little old me who's been running only a year & has upped his miles & pushed himself to complete bigger & harder challenges far too soon. BRING IT ON!!! That's how I like it, I like being the under dog, the one out of his depth, it puts hairs on ya chest.
I've been training on & off since the Arthur's Seat 12hr Challenge, I've picked up the odd niggle, Lost my running Mojo then re found it again with the help from Twitter friends & a "real life" friend & new running buddy
Oh did I mention it was on the 7th OCTOBER (that's this Sunday) ???
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I have other challenges coming up including an attempt at an Ultra Marathon (50 Miles) & the London Marathon but will post seperate blogs in the near future about these.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post & dont forget I'm doing all this for a good cause so dig deep or at least share my post with your friends.
MARTIN
Good stuff Martin, looked like a VERY tough challenge this one. I look forward to reading your race report!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your kind words, ill try to get the race report up today while the pain is still fresh ;o)
ReplyDeleteIt’s hard to find knowledgeable people Childcare Seven Hills but you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks for sharing this with others.
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