This is my first marathon ever. I did complete a half marathon in 1997 i.e. pre mid-life crisis, so this has been a long time coming. I have set myself a target time of 4 hours. Early indications suggest I shouldn’t be telling anyone about the 4 hours target....

I have chosen to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK as my dad passed away in 2005 at the age of 55 having been diagnosed with this cancer just a few months earlier.

Thank you for any contribution you are able to make.

/Niklas

 Update 12/03/2012:

Completed the Silverstone half marathon in 01:45:32 over the weekend. This is about 45 seconds faster than in 1997 when I last ran one so quite pleased. I did push it and I will never be able to run even close that pace for twice the distance so 4h target will be very tough!

 Update 18/03/2012:

Did 31k in 3 hours today. Definately hard but it gave me some hope that I will actually be able to get through the whole race. Still not confident on the 4h target.

Pancreatic cancer can strike both men and women. Few risk factors for developing pancreatic cancer are defined. There are no early detection methods, few effective treatment options and there is no cure.  Approximately 279,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer annually, and more than 266,000 die from the disease.