On 22 April 2007, the day of the last London Marathon, we lost a good friend, Stuart Burke, to Epilepsy (sudep).

Stu was a keen runner, and had often talked about wanting to run the London Marathon.
He won't get a chance now, and so we’re going to run it for him – probably not as quickly as Stu would have done, but in his memory. We’re also raising funds for a charity who work hard to offer help and support to epilepsy sufferers.

While we may be sadly lacking in fitness, we do have a belly full of determination, and a great bunch of friends and family behind us – your support is so important, and so much appreciated.

This blog has been created to share some of our journey with anybody out there who's interested. The countdown has begun!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Final Countdown

Saturday morning, and just about to head down to the Big Smoke!

Physio trip last night for a final knead of the hamstring, but if it hasn't worked I will know soon enough! It's all over bar the shouting now, we just have to get out there and do it.

I feel very nervous just now - have I got everything, what am I going to eat, how will my hamstring hold up etc etc - the one thing that keeps me going is the believe that, unless I get carried away by ambulance - I WILL complete this thing.

Just a final thank you to everyone before I go - all the people who have donated, Ben and Dom for their humour and support, Ped and Norman for the 'Concert for Stu', but most of all Nickie for her patience and support whilst I have neglected her and the kids for the past six months whilst training - fingers crossed it will all have been worthwhile tomorrow.
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