London Marathon place secured (have I gone mad?)

Even though I was not lucky in the marathon ballot, I am very fortunate to be running for an awesome local charity, Time and Talents.

I am not getting any younger and this is probably my one shot at doing the marathon. I also figure that I have just completed a half-marathon and this is a good base to kick-on to the full marathon.

So maybe in my old age, I am losing my mind. We are 202 days from the Marathon and I am sure I am underestimating the challenge that awaits me. To start with I am sure we have a cold winter to get through.

Today, I have attempted my first piece of training since the half-marathon - a spinning session:

Session: 29

Training Date: Mon 03 October 2011

Approx Time of training: 6:45 PM

Days to London: 202

Distance Covered (km): n/a

Total Distance in training - running (km): 163.5775

Total Distance in training - cycling (km): n/a

Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:45:00

Exercise Time (hours): 0.75

Av Speed (km / h): n/a

Incline (%): n/a

Location: Southbank Club

URL: n/a

Class Details: Spin Cycling, Mari

Weight (kg): 84.1

Cost per gym Visit £38