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I once was a marathon runner, I am not anymore

Twin girl seems to be deadly serious about getting my fitness back.  She keeps pulling out my lycra and gently reminding me of the days when I would set off from the front door and return a couple of hours later after running fifteen miles.  Since she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes her medical knowledge has increased vastly and she worries that I will fall foul to her conditions neighbour – type 2.

As a family we want to raise money for two great charities, JDRF and Diabetes UK, both have been incredibly instrumental in helping us cope with twin girls diagnosis and both fund life saving research.  My husband hopes to race in next years Ride London (despite not yet owning a bike) and twin girl is putting increasing pressure on me to do something.

She wants me to run a marathon.

I have ran three in my life, the first was fantastic, the second stung a little and the third nearly killed me.

I have not ran since I last crossed the finish line, I have hung up my running shoes, folded up my sports bra, and settled into a life of food and good wine.

If I am honest I don’t think I can run another marathon.  I have mocked people in the past who have told me they lack the stamina and fitness to run 26.2 miles, I have reassured everyone that all it takes is determination, a good pair of trainers, and a decent reason to run.

Can I have a better reason to run than to fund research for my little girl?

But still I am terrified of signing up to something that is so demanding.

People presume that once you have ran a marthon it is easy to run another.

It’s not. If anything the challenge grows greater as you know the endurance needed, the hours and hours that have to be given to training, the committment you make to fundriasing.

Running a marathon takes over your life for at least five months.

But my little girl is asking….

She wants me to do this for her, to raise at least two thousand pounds for a charity that can help cure her.

She does something that I thought she could never do, she injects four times a day, she copes with an illness that scares me to death.

If she can do that – can I run again?

Can I dust off my shoes? can I learn to run again? Can convince people to give their money to Molly’s cause?

Can I?

This post is brought to you in association with Mozimo, who I bought my MBT trainers from last time I dared to face the 26.2 mile beast.   Is it time to get them out again?

 

Comments

  1. MyPeppasDogs says

    August 14, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Enjoyed reading your blog, definitely get the shoes out again

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  2. MyPeppasDogs says

    August 14, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    Enjoyed reading this, definitely get the shoes out again

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  3. Kerry says

    August 14, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    You won’t know until you try right ? I signed up to the Royal parks half just 3 days before Libby was admitted to hospital, my training just didn’t get started for weeks and then it did and was going well but the. It faltered as we hit the school holidays. I now have just 7 weeks to go and can just about manage 5k :0( I think you should do it, fundraising is a really great idea but so is getting out in the fresh air for some headspace xx

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  4. Looking for Blue Sky says

    August 14, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    Well there’s always half marathons….

    Or even 10Ks, which are much more doable xx

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  5. Liska says

    August 14, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Is that a typo or do you really mean MBT? They make a 3 mile run feel like a 5 mile run, so God only knows what would happen after 26……….. I only ask as I worked for them for 6 years so am genuinely curious.

    Good on her for trying to reignite your passion. I ran for school, Borough and County all the way through secondary school and now I am a mighty size 18 and cannot even run for a bus, so I will watch in awe if you pull this off. Good luck

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  6. teawithonesugarplease says

    August 14, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Maybe a half marathon as a gentle intro back into running *who am I kidding* rather you than me.

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  7. Michelle Twin Mum says

    August 14, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    If you want to do it Jane, then you can do anything you set your mind to of that I’m sure. Mich x

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  8. rhian @melbs says

    August 14, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    Do it do it! X

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  9. Eeh Bah Mum says

    August 15, 2013 at 8:24 am

    I have been running on and off since I was 12 and it’s a love/ hate thing. I bet once you dust off the trainers you’ll be back loving it again. Before hating it again.

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  10. Actually Mummy... says

    August 15, 2013 at 9:21 am

    You ran 26 miles in MBT’s?? YOu must have had calves of iron by the end of that! I’m sticking to the Herts 10k, sound like something I might stand a chance of getting through! Good luck!

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  11. LauraCYMFT says

    August 15, 2013 at 10:15 am

    I’d love to do a marathon but I think the only marathon I’ll be doing is the eating of a Snickers. Good luck to you though. It’s for a very worthy cause and I would definitely sponsor you and admire you for going for it a fourth time.

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  12. older mum in a muddle says

    August 16, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Go on…. give it a go…. even if you walk half of it. XXX

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  13. Nikki Thomas says

    August 16, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Wow I am in awe that you ran threw marathons. Running up the stairs is enough for me and my husband ran the London marathon once and it nearly killed him so I am happier to watch it on the telly! But I would understand you doing it for charity, having said that I’m sure there are other things that you could do that wouldn’t be quite so exhausting

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  14. Sian says

    August 22, 2013 at 2:20 am

    Go for it Janey xXx

    Reply
  15. Lauranne says

    October 4, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    Go for it!!

    Reply

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