So in April 2023 I was sitting watching the London marathon and thinking how marvellous it looked...I wasn't thinking of the actual running....so I applied for a charity place with Action Aid - and, blow me down, I got a spot!  But then, bu**er, I fell pregnant! Not to worry, they deferred my place til 2025! So here I am, 41, now a mum of 3, confessed run-a-phobic without a clue how to achieve this and physically in the worst shape of my life.  If that's not worth a couple of quid to get me to the start line then what is? 

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