John McLaughlin’s Marathon Training

On Sunday 31st May 2009 at 9am, I will be on the starting line of the Albert Bartlett Edinburgh Marathon, this will be my first marathon and this blog is my journey as I go from hobby runner to marathon runner, hopefully without too many problems!!

As this will be my first marathon I have decided to run for a charity, that way it will be harder for me to just jack it all in and stop training!

The charity I have decided to run on behalf of is Children 1^st.  The following is a brief statement about what Children1st do: 

“CHILDREN 1st – the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children – supports families under stress, protects children from harm and neglect, helps them recover from abuse and promotes their rights and interests.”

If you would like to sponsor me, then you can by clicking on the orange Donate! button on the right hand side of the page.  My target is £500 and all donations are greatly appreciated.