Running crazy like: Half marathon for charity.
I have a love-hate relationship with running. I love the actual act of long distance running, I love the feeling after you’ve done the kilometres, and I love the various aches and pains that creak into action as your muscles cool down. But I do have a problem with motivation. Getting me out there on the road seems to be the problem, though once I’m out there, I’m all good. Strange isn’t it?
At the moment, I weigh a bit over 100kgs. While I’ve always been relatively big – even at my fittest a few years back, it was difficult for me to get under 90kgs, but the extra weight has meant back and knee problems. I need to get rid of it and the best way to do that is obviously a good diet and exercise.
Hence, I’m determined this year to actually do the Gold Coast Half Marathon. For years I’ve been saying I’d do it, only to train for a bit only to have life get in the way. This year I’m going to try give myself some extra motivation, by doing it for charity. I’ve decided to support Oxfam. They do good work in developing nations and development is always something I’m particularly passionate about.
If you like to help me out, my donation page is here. Any amount is much appreciated. I’m aiming for $1,000 and if we make it to that amount, I promise to donate $200 further funds of my own money to the fund.
Donate by visiting my Everyday Hero page.
You’ll see the ‘donate’ button down the bottom of that page in the right hand corner.
I’m also using Nike+ to track my runs. If you’re a runner and use this service, feel free to add me as a friend. My user profile is “dbmurray”.
I’m also going to try do it in under two hours, which might be a bit of a task. But it’s at the start of July giving me a bit under 6 months to get myself into shape. Though, first training run wasn’t exactly positive. It felt good, but I only managed 2.5kms in 16 mins. Rubbish!
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