OH good MORNING!
It’s been a while. How have you been? I like what you’re doing with your hair these days, suits you.
As for me I’ve been plodding away as usual, but nowhere near as much as I have in previous years. I seemed to lose motivation when that stupid pandemic and lock-down started. I was all set to run the Bradford 10k in March 2020, got the train down from Scotland and everything, then the day before it was due to take place it got cancelled.
I’ll be honest (always) and since then I’ve struggled a bit to get any real habit or motivation back.
I’ve done a few races here and there (Mad Dog 10k in 2022, Yorkshire Marathon in 2021 and 2022, couple of local Scottish events) but haven’t pushed myself in to training as much as I should.
That’s changed this year (2023, you know that) as in 13 short weeks I’ll be lining up at the start line of…
…THE LONDON MARATHON!!!
Oh my life.
My training plan is in place, the junk food is in the bin, and I have brand new running shoes. Just got those training miles to be doing!
Going forward I’m gonna be mixing up the blog a bit. I don’t feel that post after post of my sweaty face is conductive to a decent read (definitely not a decent picture!) and so I’m going to start including things like recipes and a bit more about what I’m doing day to day with my son. More of a Running Dad blog than a Running Blob blog ya know?
Anyway! Keep in touch, you’ve missed so much (you haven’t really, already mentioned I’ve been lazy).
Speak soon!
Marc Hemingway 
Good luck with your training, Marc! I am putting in the miles for Brighton Marathon on April 2nd. Last one was 5 22 but age takes its toll. However, aiming to get well under 5 hours this time. But as you know, marathons are a strange beast. You never can tell how they are going to go until the day.
Good luck to you too! Brighton is on my 2024 list for sure. Thought I had plenty of time to train still but January has almost gone already