On 27th of September this year I will be 50 years old. 

To celebrate this I decided to run a marathon. I have previously run a marathon 5 years ago and thought that I would see if I was still capable of running one. 

I signed up to run the Chester marathon on the 8th of October.

I then discovered that there's a new marathon on my doorstep, in Lancaster, on the 17th of September. Maybe I should do this one instead? Or both?

So, yes, I plan to run two marathons, both about 10 days either side of my birthday. 

Edit on 11/07/17

I have just won an entry to the Manchester Half Marathon on 15th of October, a week after the Chester Marathon so have decided to add the on to my marathon challenge!

I hope you will follow my journey as I attempt this and please sponsor me and the wonderful charity detailed below.

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