Growing old disgracefully by Growing_old_disgracefully

51 years old, two stone overweight and I decide i'm going to run the London marathon ten years since my last jog, so this could be an interesting time.  My first run is less than one km and I feel as if i've just run the Comrades marathon 55 miler back in South Africa! I predict that the next few months up to 13th April 2008 won't be pretty!

I am running for a couple of charities that you can sponsor me for if you like, I have to raise a four figure sum for the one before I can start fund-raising for the other, check the website which will be up from the end of August 2007 at: www.growingolddisgracefully.co.uk 

I don't think anyone else has tried fund-raising in this way and i'm hopeful that this will get me into five figures for my preferred charities.  Don't be shy, I accept anything from a pound upwards!