Every adventure needs a start

Next year I'll be running the Edinburgh Marathon on May 22nd, and 8 days later on May 30th Eliza and I are running the Bupa 10k in London. That's 62k or 38 miles in total between the two of us in just over a week.

So every challenge needs a start right?

Last week I did my first run, 2 miles, before my chest wheezed like Vader, and my thighs filled with sand. I've got a whole winter of freezing cold runs, eating lots of bananas and stretching in front of me, so I'll be keeping a blog of all the things that happen between now and then, the tough bits, the funny bits and everything in between.

And you might ask why? Why do people run marathons and put themselves through the pain of winters when a cosy pub fire is calling you? Well it's simple really, I'm running to raise money to help the kids of Mekhala House, if you are reading this and you know me, then you'll know how passionate I am about taking good care of those kids and doing everything I can to help. If you don't know me, then you'll soon understand why.
If you'd like to donate you can here: http://www.mycause.com.au/Running62kforthekids

Oh, plus you get a medal when you cross the finish line!

So to get you started here's a funny picture of me last year doing the London Marathon, as you can see, I am no proffesional, it's hard work. Oh and I was in a 17kg donkey suit!