Okay, so here’s what’s happened, I've got hooked on running! 

Don't know how, but it happened. The late nights of drinking have turned into early morning runs and sobriety, maybe it's the age! 

I really got into running during lockdown 2020, who didn't... A way to de-stress and try to forget about the depressing thought of closed restaurants and a diminishing business bank account!  

I ran a bit, then a bit more. And some how ended up getting totally hooked! 

Running waned a little last year as restaurants re-opened and I spent my time running around them instead! 

This year though I decided I wanted to push myself and run my first marathon. A challenge I thought. 

I looked long and hard for the right marathon to do, London, Berlin, Paris, Venice.... However always keen to push myself and having loved some time on trails last year I decided on the Snowdonia marathon. 27.1 miles and over 1685 meters of elevation as you circumnavigate and eventually climb the highest mountain in Wales. Thats a challenge no? 

So, Snowdonia marathon booked, July 10th, day after my birthday. Nice one! 

Next minute, me and Tayler spot the Coniston marathon. BIG fans of the Lake District and Lakeland trials events we decide it would be nice to do, we're both training individually for long distance races, would be nice to do one together. It’s a month or so before Snowdonia and has a lot less elevation. So I thought maybe let’s sign up for this one as well? Bit of a warm up! Last long run then start tapering (running talk for tailing back before a big run). 

So thats two marathons in 2022. 

Two marathons feels a little strange though, also got this niggling feeling that I should do a road marathon while I'm fit enough! So I decide to make it a hat trick...

The London Marathon moving to October made it a natural choice, feel like if I'm ever going to run a road marathon it should be in the city we call home.

So here we're, three marathons in 4 months. 

When it came to getting a place in the London Marathon a charity place seemed like the best route and Battersea felt like the natural choice to raise money for. 

As many of you will know, we adopted our boy Pete from Battersea just over 3 years ago and sadly lost him last year. I was never really a dog person, I wasn't sure if I even wanted a dog but the moment I saw Pete I knew that he'd be my best pal. We loved him, cared for him and helped him to live the life he deserved, that of a prince! 

He brought chaos, confusion and a whole lot of love to our lives in return. He taught me that every dog deserves a second chance at happiness and a forever home with humans who love them and treat them like they should be treated. 

The work that Battersea does is so integral in this and I couldn't be more proud to don a Team Battersea vest at the London Marathon this year. 

So dig deep, chuck in a tenner and wish me luck!