My Marathon Story:

https://danharemystory.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marathon-story-something-ive-dreamt.html

My Marathon Story

Something I've dreamt of doing for as long as I can remember is The London Marathon.

Just over 8 years ago I started applying in the ballot, back then you had about a 17% chance of gaining an entry via this method.

This has decreased steadily over the years, to this year. A world record 420,000 people applying for 17,000 ballot places for the 2019 London Marathon.
A 4% chance of gaining a ballot place.

OCTOBER 2018: I RECIEVED A BALLOT PLACE

Why is this relevant you may ask, here's some more stats:

•1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused (Reported)
•1 in 3 children sexually abused by an adult did not tell anyone until they were 18+
•Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year
•4% of those have PTSD
•20% of those have suicidal thoughts
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.

If you have read my last piece you will be familiar with my story until 2015.
https://danharemystory.blogspot.com/2015/09/this-is-not-story-of-sympathy-but-of.html