Sub 2.25 or Bankruptcy! by Thomas_Bedford

3 years to run below 2 hours 25 minutes for a marathon or I have to pay out £12,000 in bets!

The rules: I have as many attempts within this period to complete the set time. There are no out clauses I.e. If i get injured the bet will still stand. The marathon has to be a certified iaaf marathon (no downhill marathons). Completion date is 13th April 2011.

To put the time into perspective I have to run 5 min 30 secs for every mile of the marathon. If I ran that time at the Beijing Olympics I would have finished at least 52nd Place!

How did the bet come about?

Yes you guessed it. I was in a pub so I have nothing to blame but myself!

On top of the actual bet I am going to raise mon ey for the Entoto Foundation http://www.entoto.org/ which is dedicated to helping Ethiopians gain access to medical care and treatment that is otherwise not available to them.

I am not taking personal bets anymore but I would like you to get involved by sponsoring me on this website!

http://www.realbuzz.com/microsites/sub225/