The sun was finally shining in the Midlands when I left my meeting in the centre of Birmingham today. Like most humans who suffer from communication flu, I walked out into the sun and took my phone out of my pocket to see what I'd missed.
So here I am, two marathons: one in Berlin, Germany, on September 30, and the second in Amsterdam, Holland on October 21. I have exactly 67 days to train for my first 26.2 mile endeavour.
Today has proven that it's possible to feel brave, excited and overwhelmed at the same time. What I now have to do is find a running club so I can take inspiration from like-minded people. I need advice, a training structure and technique - and most of all I need support and encouragement.
An unanswered call from a London number - I'll call it back.
(Dialling)
"Hello, Children with Cancer, Emily speaking"
"Oh, hi, I have a missed call on my phone."
"Hi Robert, somebody has dropped out of the Berlin Marathon and I know you were interested, would you like to run in September?"
"Oh, right, yes, I remember, we spoke back in March. Well I'm actually running the Amsterdam Marathon, so..."
"That's great, you could run both and raise money for us."
"Ummm, yes, well, I guess I could, but..."
"Excellent, I'll email you the form to fill in. Thanks Robert, bye."
So here I am, two marathons: one in Berlin, Germany, on September 30, and the second in Amsterdam, Holland on October 21. I have exactly 67 days to train for my first 26.2 mile endeavour.Today has proven that it's possible to feel brave, excited and overwhelmed at the same time. What I now have to do is find a running club so I can take inspiration from like-minded people. I need advice, a training structure and technique - and most of all I need support and encouragement.
My mission was simple: one marathon, four months to train. That was this morning. Now, I have two marathons, two trips to Europe and 67 days to shape up, obtain focus and raise some money for charity.
Time is of the essence.
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