My mind still keeps drifting back to the idea of running a marathon this year. There are two main reasons for this:

• I want to get fitter and need a end goal to focus on
• I want to do another sponsored event to raise some funds for the stray animals here in Almerimar

I have no actual desire to run a marathon as such, it just keeps cropping up as the best way of achieving the above two objectives. One thing I do know is that with my personality and schedule I wont be entering any of the big organised events like London, Dubai, New York as I just could’t commit to the precise date, and I would hate the whole ‘crowd thing’ and the organisation etc. Plus I think you need a minimum level of sponsorship for recognised charities so that sort of makes it too tough!

I would be willing to fly to another country to run it with someone though, so if anyone else is mad enough to do this with me then let me know! Looking at my diary and my waistline I reckon that I would have to run it the week of 5th October as I have a friend from Canada over the week after for a photo trip so can’t see me training much that week, and think I may undo a lot of the good work while he is here so best get it done in advance!!

This gives me 7 months to get into shape, which should be enough time, although it will mean a lot of training over the summer again which was tough last year. Still I would know what to expect and could be better prepared i.e run very early in the mornings!!! Don’t like the idea of that at all, but at least I have my two little helpers in Moreno and Saidi to help get me out of bed in the morning …….

I am still unsure though, so if anyone has any other suggestions for getting fit and raising some sponsorship please let me know. In the meantime my plan is to use March and April to ease back into running and more importantly lose some weight as one thing I did learn last year is that I can’t train and try and lose weight at the same time. I think that is one reason I got so fatigued, so this year I need to lose most of the weight before I start training.

What would really help me make my mind up would be if anyone could volunteer to help organise raising some sponsorship etc as knowing that was happening would motivate me more I am sure, and would be one less thing for me to worry about.

Anyone ran a marathon and can give some tips on a good schedule? Anyone want to join me?

About Almerimar

Almerimar is located in the region of Andalucia, Spain. The nearest airport is 30km away in Almeria. Other airports that are within 3 hours include Malaga, Murcia, Granada, and Alicanti. Other holiday resorts in the region include Mojacar , Aguadulce and Roquetas de Mar

Almerimar is also one of the largest marinas in Spain with over 2,000 births and excellent boatyard facilities.