Makes me proud (London Marathon)

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	London Marathon
Date:	19/01/09 (42 review reads)
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Advantages: Huge hearted people pushing past their limits for charity

Disadvantages: It looks tiring

26 miles, how the hell do people do it, getting up early on a Sunday I regularly see the ten's of thousands of runners heading to Canary Wharf to begin this annual charity event.

While I admire the professionals, the Paula Radcliffe's of this world I really tip my hat to people who are not runners, people who through sheer force of will and bloody-mindedness train in wind, rain, hale and snow in typical British Weather, pushing their bodies to (and way beyond) their limits, age appears irrelevant every year I speak with a friend some old some young who have taken on the challenge, every one of them finishes it and comes away with a memory they'll cherish forever, a goal achieved a physical barrier broken and for charity too, amazing!!!

A special word goes out to the even crazier people who do it in Fancy Dress, you guys are incredible, fool-hardy, masochistic amazing people, your an inspiration to lazy people like me. Actually all this thinking about it is putting me in the motivated frame of mind to do something amazing....i'm off to put my feet up and eat two pizza's in one go.

So i'll give the marathon a miss this year, but someday i'm going to be one of those people you'd never imagine could run a marathon....someday!!

Summary: Huge hearted people pushing past their limits for charity