London Marathon 2026 - PB, raising money for charity and more...

As part of my challenge to run the marathon I'd thought I'd keep a weekly diary/newsletter of ups and downs, obstacles overcome and progress. 

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As life is life, the first thing that happened on my marathon record journey is that I had surgery a week ago which has stopped my exercise in its tracks. I've spent the recovery time researching how to get faster, devise training plans, lose some weight and reach out to friends, clients and students for donations. A great start already! Remember you can donate above at the link. Thank you!

That didn't take long! A few days after my application I got a lovely email! We are marath-ON!

To make sure I will definitely have a place for my challenge, I stumbled across a charity place via Crimestoppers and made out the application (I was actually reporting a crime at the time) so hopefully I will hear soon.

What is the fastest time I can achieve in a marathon? And what better place to do it in one of the most famous marathons in the world... London. But getting into London is notoriously difficult by ballot, with some people waiting years and the odds around 0.1%. This year 1.1million people have entered.