I have been sat watching the Marathon and once again like so many have been inspired. Interestingly this year mental health issues are being highlighted.
I did once have an entry, 11 years ago, got up to about 12 miles in training, never enjoyed it and then turned my ankle so badly I was still hobbling the day of the Marathon.
It’s once again a ridiculous Nigel thing to say. I make huge statements set massive targets and have never once achieved any, but I really would love to run this next year. I have just sat and looked up training plans for 5k then 10k onto a half marathon and then the full job and not surprisingly there are not enough weeks to complete them and let’s face I would need to follow a plan to cover 1 mile. I have done 54 parkruns but have never got past the 2k marker before having to stop and walk. Today I am the heaviest I have ever been (nearly 2 stone heavier than when I last did a 5km parkrun). On top of that I need a knee operation which I don’t even have a date for yet. If I announce I am going to try and do this everyone will just smile and turn away. No one will take me seriously because consistent history proves they are right.
So let’s see, I’ll go get on the scales now, let’s see if I can find the initial mental focus and strength to lose some weight between now and my knee operation. That is going to be at least a month away, which I am sure doesn’t sound like long to you, but to me each day is a challenge right now. If I can stick to losing weight for the next few weeks maybe we’ll look at it. If nothing else I might one day get to finish a parkrun without walking!