So what is the point of this…
Well – I quite like the idea of a “Blog”, but only if its got a purpose.. I went through a phase of creating a “killer app” a couple of years back and figured that it was a good idea to run a blog at the same time, so that when i was a millionaire I could (and others) look back at the blog and see where it all came from. I did it for a while, but the killer idea actually wasnt..
So this one is going to be about running a marathon as a beginner. In the past 20 years I have not run further than perhaps two miles, but after a drunken evening in Pembrokeshire the idea was formed to do a marathon in 2010. I had a look around, and decided that I would prefer to train over the winter – although it was going to be wet and misserable – in the late spring and summer all i want to do is have a pint after a days work, so the matathon I decided on is the Shakespear Marathon in Stratford-upon-Avon on the 25th April – http://www.shakespearemarathon.org.uk/
This gives me around 5 months, although Xmas will be in the way of that. Initially I had though four months, starting 4th Jan 2010 would be fine – but I realise now that perhaps I need to run about before this, so the initial goal is to be able to run six miles reasonably easily before the turn of the year.
First step is shoes – I have been told it is essential that i get a decent pair, so as soon as I get the chance I am off to Cardiff to visit Run and Become who have been recommended to me – http://www.runandbecome.com/cardiff.html.
I have just installed this blog in my web hosting system, so thought I’d write something initially, to really test it out.. Be back soon……