Run, Forest! Run!

I graduated University back in 2010 and at the time it was the conclusion to a manic three years of booze, videogames, and junk food. It was everything I expected and wanted, however what I didn't expect was to come out the other side feeling like a fat load. It turns out eating nothing but cheese based foods followed by gallons of beer and rum is not good for your waist line. So I, like many others, made it my new years resolution to improve my level of fitness and fight the beer belly. To ensure I did this I signed myself up to a half marathon hoping the pressure of the event would force me to go running. To a degree it has worked and next month on the 11th March I am going to be running 13.1 miles to raise money for charity.


13.1 miles is a long distance. When I signed up to do this run I hadn't quite fathomed that 13.1 miles is a sizeable distance. Shortly after my first run, where I assumed I had hit the 5 mile mark only to realise it was closer to the 2 mile mark did it hit home that this wasn't going to be as easy as I first thought. 13.1 miles is really far. They shouldn't call it a 'half marathon' but a marathon. Then call a marathon a 'double marathon' or something. 


But the real reason for this blog post is I am plugging for support. I am hoping to raise money for the NSPCC who help protect vulnerable children. My money raising page can be found here and any amount you can give will be used for a good cause! So dig deep and throw some monetary encouragement my way. So c'mon don't be shy and just imagine every £ you give is a punch to a paedophiles face.