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...it is a simple mantra but if I can keep it going for 4 1/2 hours it should get me home.

Six years ago I ran the London Marathon. That is pretty much sufficiently long ago to forget about the pain and hardship and to put on a stone and a half. Add in an Achilles rupture 18 months ago the arrival of two wonderful daughters, less and less exercise and a likening for crisps and you can see that I have put in the best preparation over those six years to tackle another 26 miles 385 yards.

I can feel the pain already.

I'm running for Pancreatic Cancer UK, following my father's diagnosis and subsequent treatment and will be raising funds along the way.

 Half Marathon PB : 1hr 54mins 20secs (see below)

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Taper Relief

Doesn't time fly! Less than two weeks until London and the usual question of "have I done enough" keeps ticking over in my mind. Whatever the case nothing is going to change in the next 10 days so best concentrate on the all important Taper and make sure energy levels are at bursting point come raceday.

Support to date has been fantastic and the Charitable Raffle and silent auction is off to a good start. If anyone wants to bid on two tickets to the sell out Wasps v Gloucester game on 25th April and a WASPS TEAM SIGNED PRO RUGBY SHIRT then email me for details of how to bid. All proceeds (as always) go to Pancreatic Cancer UK.

I'll keep everyone up-to-speed in the last few days before the big race but a quick thank you again to all those who have (and are yet to) sponsor me including business sponsors mOma foods and Chandlers Building Supplies.

London takes me very close to breaking the 100 mile race marker in my 107 mile target. 107 miles is the same as running from London to Bristol or London to Nottingham. If you haven't sponsored me yet it's not too late to make a difference. Every pound counts!

www.justgiving.com/hardinguk

Good luck to everyone else running London.

 

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