7 days to go

I'm going for a rest day today.

The weekend didn't generate many photos, as I mostly slept after the run on Sunday. But there was this one of me looking silly, which I've also put up on the JustGiving page.

It's amazingly easy to annoy your wife by heading out on runs. Only a week more of patience required.

12 days to go

There's twelve days to go before I run the Belfast Marathon in some medieval armour; the heavy part is the big chainmail vest (or maille haubergeon, if you like) that currently weighs in at just over 10kg or 22lb.

Why?
I wanted to see if I could raise some funds for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (RBHSC) by doing something a bit different. That, and to amuse those people who know me & my general lack of fitness.

My two year old son required a week in the neurosurgery ward a year ago, and all is well now - though I wanted to do more than just feel grateful to the dedicated medical staff. And this is it.