Our local fete in Coln St Aldwyns that supports fundraising for the Coln St Aldwyns Children's Group charity has unfortunately been canceled for the second year running due to COVID.

This of course leaves a massive hole in the fundraising for them.

Due to the awful pandemic that has touched all of our lives in some way and continues to do so, we needed to find alternative ways to raise money for this absolutely fantastic cause so off we went to the local pub to scratch our heads furiously about what we could do to help.

3 beers in and not having run at any event properly for over a year, it seemed like a really good idea to set a running challenge around the local villages of Coln and Hatherop.

Run a marathon they said - be fun they said.

Two weeks on from that conversation, the Coln 3M was born. THREE marathons to be completed in less than 24 hours. That's nearly 80 miles - 78.6 to be precise.

Throw in a night start at 10pm on Friday 26th August, with just over 17 laps of a designated route that set's off and finishes at Coln Stores on Saturday 27th August, and I've got myself a serious challenge both mentally and physically.

If I'm absolutely honest I'm dreading it as I am completely out of my comfort zone, but I am determined to complete it. even if I have to crawl over the finish line at some point Saturday evening!

Don't worry though, I've started training already and you can follow my progress through the Strava feed on this page.

I know that times are difficult right now but I'd really appreciate it if you could donate to our fantastic local charity and we could raise a whole heap of cash and you'll get to see me suffer as a result! 

Bonus.

I'll be updating my progress on here as the training rollouts, and if you see me out and about running aimlessly around Coln and the CHEQS area, don't forget to say hello. 

Thank you and see you all at the finish line. Hopefully!