So this is it - 26 days to go - is it a little late to start this??

Hi all.

Well I am running the Flora London Marathon, and I started to keep everything updated on my fundraising page, but that got a little long - it's only one screen, so I thought I could keep everyone in touch by creating a blog which I could keep updated - this is the idea, so I hope I manage to stick to it.

I was born with Asthma, and during my childhood I was in and out of hospital. With a lot of help and support from Asthma I was able to gain control of my asthma and move on to lead a normal life. It was because of this support that I decided to help them out by running the London Marathon in aid of Asthma.

I've been running quite a bit as you can imagine, going down the canals of Birmingham, as well as hitting the treadmills at my gym all in the hope that I can prepare my body to run the gruelling 26.2 miles.

It's been tough to keep myself motivated, but I'm getting there.

Last week -

I did 2 short runs of about 5 miles each, 2 long runs about 11 miles each and I walked to Erdington from the city centre (don't ask) which I think is about 5 miles.

This week, well I didn't do any formal exercise yesterday as I was at work all day, but I today I walked for about an hour and a half and this evening I went for a run down the canal, clocking up about 9 miles.

More planned for tomorrow!