Great North Run

I got a place in the Great North Run!

It’s a lottery: unless you’re participating as an elite or a member of certain clubs or for one of the official charities, your name goes into a hat. I was lucky enough to get picked at random. So that will be my third half marathon of the year, round about September.

I’m really pleased about this one and glad that I’ll get some practice with the Sheffield and Leeds ones first. Sorry, Sheffield and Leeds, but I still think of Newcastle as my home town, even though I haven’t lived there for more than 20 years. This year is back to the old, now traditional pre-COVID route, I’m looking forward to it.

Just to warn you: I’ll be asking for donations for that, too, also in aid of nia, which raises money to end violence against women and girls. Support them! Even if you don’t do it through my crowd funder! Which you totally should!

nia runs services for women and girls who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution

https://niaendingviolence.org.uk/

I’ve raised nearly £1000 so far for the Sheffield half marathon. There’s a month to go, so I’ll be starting a big push for more donations soon.

And a big push in training, too. Next week is Intensive Training Week. I’ll let you know how that goes…

AnOUNCEment

Blogging has been a bit thin on the ground, lately. I’ve been busy and my medication has been giving me grief; it makes concentration and writing difficult. More news on that later. But in the meantime, an announcement, as promised:

I’ve signed up for the Sheffield and Leeds half marathons in March and May respectively. I’ll be putting up a fundraiser page in the next few days, in aid of charities combating violence to women and girls.

So next year I’m committed to:

  • Sheffield half marathon
  • Leeds half marathon
  • Middlesbrough 10k

and, hopefully, the Great North Run (I’ll find out about that in the next few weeks).

I’m going to be busy. And, with any luck, you’re all going to be a little bit poorer. Because, you know, you’ll sponsor me.

I have about a dozen posts in draft on such important topics as medication, training, gloves and zebra crossings. Since I’ve been so poor at posting lately, I’ll commit to at least one post per week, on Wednesday since Wednesdays are already evil. More posts than that will appear if I get my act together.