Why set up this page - well I entered this run early in the year and several people have suggested I should convert the effort of running across Snowdonia into some cash for a good cause.

Macmillan Cancer Support are a major beneficiary of this event and by sponsoring me you can help to add to their funds which provide support to people across the country.

If you want to support Mountain Rescue for this effort instead go to my other page at: http://www.justgiving.com/Andy-Buckley-Cambridge

Another Q that I've been asked is how long will I take to complete this marathon ? In short, I entered it with the intention of finishing and knew I could walk 26 miles over the hills. Having put in close on 600 miles of running this year I reckon I can aim to do it in 4 hours or so.

What chance is there of that ? The hard work might be the 300m or so of ascent from mile 21, though some say it is the descent into Llanberis that follows. As it happens I've done that bit in a pratice run when I did the final half of the course from Beddgelert to Lanberis so I know exactly what the going is like even if I'll have already done 13 miles when I get there this time !

If you want to see all the lumps and bumps have a look at http://www.snowdoniamarathon.co.uk/courseprofile.pdf

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