<p><strong>Mission Accomplished!</strong></p> <p>On April 17, I completed the London Marathon in the unimpressive time of 5 hours and 35 minutes.</p> <p>I would have liked to go a little faster, but the Afghan hat (see pic) was rather warm and the generally baggy Afghan clothing made for a nice excuse for my slothfulness.</p> <p>Thank you to all who have sponsored me. Not so far off that target anymore, so please do donate if you haven't already.</p> <p>As for me, it's time to hang up my running boots and return to more leisurely and knee-friendly pursuits such as swimming, walking and watching TV... I can feel that Middle Aged Spread making progress already.</p>