I know it's been absolutely ages since we completed the Three Marathon Challenge, so long in fact that Summer has been and gone (or so it would seem!). This is just a very quick blog to thank each and every one of you that sponsored us. The response was overwhelming. The Just giving website closed last week and everybody was good to their word and paid up, just as well really....I was a bit worried I might have to flex the 22" pythons of steel! We set out to raise £2000 for the British Lung Foundation (BLF), well not only did [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge Every time I bent down slightly I could feel a twinge in the rear of my legs. Not a great sign, but one that I put down to fatigue. Running 52 miles in the space of 7 days is bound to have some sort of impact. As we arrived into Paris on the Saturday morning, a pain in the legs wasn't exactly the ideal scenario. On arrival into Paris, Ben, Mark and I registered for the race. I'm pleased to say there were no hiccups this time, well basically I say hiccup, what I actually mean is, we'd paid for [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge It was pretty early when we crept out of the hotel, keen to avoid another long winded conversation about partying with the hotel owners. We parked up Massimo the Skoda in Treviso's hideously overpriced airport carpark and hopped on the bus. One hour later and we were heading across a dual carriageway that connects Venice to mainland Italy. I was hoping for a slightly better experience of Venice than the first time I was here. Last time was in the hotter months and as many of you are probably aware, it can get very busy during the peak [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge Slovenia was to be country number 5 in 11 days. We made a beeline for it's pretty and historical capital of Ljubljana. Having previously been here on holiday about 4 years ago, it was my turn to lead the tour. Ahem, that is just as soon as we got our bearings, parked up, continued on foot and found a hostel. The hostel was in a prime location overlooking the river Ljubljanica and the fella that checked us in resembled a slightly overweight Tom Hanks. Whilst I realise there is absolutely no connection between those two points, I thought th [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge It's often said that 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day'. Perhaps that explains why we were a tad hungry and disgruntled on arrival in Bratislava. Our hostel in Vienna had served up what appeared to be some form of prison food. As we scooped up our trays and sat down we spent the next 10 minutes working out what the gooey substance on our plates was. It was either very runny scrambled eggs or yellow porridge! The sun was out in Bratislava and that helped to cheer us up somewhat as we wandered to our hotel. There [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge The break with Mark and his family had been just what we needed. Covering so much distance in such a short space of time was beginning to take its toll. Literally. To get to Munich we had to take a shortcut through Austria. We had a wee mix up at a service station that ended up costing us 2.50 euros, we had to buy a vignette which is basically a pass to use Austria's motorways, that cost 7 Euros, and then finally an 8 Euro road toll. It had virtually cost us a Euro a minute for the short time [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge It was ciao to Rome. Time was a valuable commodity and later that Sunday afternoon we set off towards the Adriatic Coast of Italy. Unsure of how far we would make it, particularly as we were all a bit jaded, we decided to play it by ear as to our destination for the night. We headed east along the motorway in a bid to reach the coast before dark, pulling over solely to stock up on paninis and use the rest room. I have often thought that if I owned a motorway service station in Italy, then I would make [View Full Entry]

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www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge As Rich and I boarded our Ryan Air flight in Stansted, I couldn't help but feel a little bit anxious about the challenge we were about to undertake. Not for the first time, I felt a bit uneasy and pondered if I'd bitten off more than I could chew, as we made our way up the steps and onto the plane, it all seemed a bit too real. Where had the time gone? We made our way out of Rome Ciampino airport and were instantly greeted by a cold biting wind. Hmm, I'm sure we just left behind a reasonably [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, Well it's crunch time people. Hopefully all these months of hard training and not drinking have paid off! This weekend in Rome, sees us attempt the first of our three marathons. Then the following weekend it's Bratislava and seven days later Paris. Before we fly off, I just wanted to take this opportunity on behalf of Ben, Rich and I to thank you all. When I came up with this idea I wasn't really too sure how feasible it would be. Fortunately I have some really good people surrounding me. A big thank you to you all, your generosity [View Full Entry]

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http://www.justgiving.com/3marathonchallenge Another Sunday, another early start. For the weekend warriors amongst you, I'm actually starting to forget what a lie in is. At this present moment in time I seem to get out of bed earlier on Sunday mornings than I do in the week! I've not had the best of nights preparation. It was my mate Glenn's 30th birthday bash yesterday in Bath (Happy Birthday big man) and so by the time we had got back to London, we didn't get to bed until about 2am. Who needs more than 5 hours sleep anyway. Ben had his own way of [View Full Entry]

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