The dates are set!!

With what was said about having my appendix out. I am going to quit smoking and start my (BASIC) training plan on the 13th May. This is one day after my 29th birthday!!

Also joined and linked twitter to this blog. Search TRRFBR!!

Speak soon!!

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Oh Shit, what have i done??

Well this is the first day and its a huge day for me. I have today decided that i will run the London Marathon in 2010. I will run it for a charity to be decided later in the year. As it stands today i am unemployed (lost job 31st March 2009) I am 21 stone in weight, i smoke, i drink occasionally and i have not made my legs move quicker that walking pace for what must be 13 years. I AM NOT A MARATHON RUNNER!!!

I recently got out of hospital because my appendix decided he needed to escape my large unfit self, he decided to move on and i cant fault him. I am not a happy environment to live in. So i need a couple of weeks before i can start running, but in this time i am going to look into changing my diet, commit to stopping smoking by visiting the stop smoking shop in Rotherham and absolutly plaster this blog everywhere i can. I am doing this for me first and foremost but to also hopefully raise a huge amount of money for a chosen charity. Please feel free to comment on suggested charities.

Over the last 2 years the two biggest hindrences in my life have been cannabis and gambling. I havent smoked or taken any sort of drug for 22 months and i havent gambled since 31st October 2008. Everyone who knows me would never believe i would give these two things up, but i did and im fully commited to keeping these two evils out my life. So this is the third and perhaps biggest thing for me to achieve. I can see the conversation “Joe running a marathon?” “Dont be so stupid!”

The last time i did any running was at school. Two laps of a large field, i couldnt do it, i came last everytime. To quote Blackadder i was like an asmatic ant carrying its shopping.

I MAY do it, i MAY not…………………We will KNOW in a year!!

Carry on reading the blog and i look forward to hearing and reading your comments.

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