fellow club members cheering me on. However, for whatever reason, I started to lack motivation after another couple of months and my running eventually tailed off completely in the summer. But a year later

I started running in the late summer of 2006 after signing up to run the New York marathon. I'd never done any running in my life so this was a massive challenge but the event turned into one

own. I did a Race for Life 5k in July and have now in October completed a 5 mile race. I then did a 10k on January 2008. My intention had been to do a half marathon by summer 2008. This is now happening

on with some races: 10ks, then maybe a half later in the spring/early summer, and preparing for a marathon late 2008/early 09.Here's a couple of my PBs: 10k: 37:40Half: 1:25:51Marathon: 3:57:55The sharp

, except did my first 800m for the club at the last minute and surprised myself with a 2:35.9 - might train for a few of these next summer.Abingdon marathon is the next big goal and yet another attempt

& summer & will be competing in some of the local Autumn events, including (probably) the Thanet half, sittingbourne 10 mile (did that one last year) a 10 k in Faversham & the Deal 5 mile (did that last year