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From zero to Marathon in 359 days, taking diabetes along for the ride

Type1Bri

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Hey guys
I have undertaken a challenge of going from no exercise to running the London Marathon in under 1 year.
I started with my first ever Parkrun on 29th April 2017, and I'm pleased to announce I will be running in the London Marathon on 22nd April 2018.
I ran my first half Marathon on 8th October and finished in a respectable 1 hour 52 minutes, my goal for London is under 4 hours.
I will be running to prove to myself, and hopefully inspire others, that diabetes doesn't hold us back. If anything diabetes is a motivating factor in my life.
Any support you could give me in my challenge would be amazing, I have chosen to run for RNIB. This is a charity very close to my heart, these guys really offered great support to a good friend of mine when she needed it the most

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/brian-hoadley-type1bri
 
Type1Bri said:
A good friend of mine has some first hand experience of the work the RNIB carry out. A worthwhile read from Sara on my blog, the lady is an inspiration to me
https://type1bri.com/rnib-saras-story
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Wow, that's a cracking read! Thank you for sharing!

I'd love to do a marathon one day but just this week my training for Sunday's 10k, which was going GREAT, has thrown up the niggle which then resulted in injury at the last one! So I'm very inspired to read that you're in training for four times that distance.

Go @Type1Bri !

 
Inspires me everytime I read It, Sara story will get me through that final 6 miles and thru the pain on the day
 
If you don't do the "Just Giving" thing I also set up text giving, costs nothing other than your donation, all of which goes to RNIB fundraising
 
Hmmm still working on that bit lol
 
I’d like to run a marathon with type 1 to although there’s a time I want to run it in and I’m a bit scared
 
What time, and why scared?
 
Type1Bri said:
What time, and why scared?
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It’s always been a goal of mine to break 3hrs that’s like 6.50 mins per mile I don’t think I’d have a chance at the noment I always end up getting injured if I do to much running.
I’m sure you will manage to break 4 hrs if you did a 1.52 half how did you feel after running that?
 
Wow that would be an awesome pace.
I felt good after the half marathon, just started my training now for London 2018
 
Good luck Davie
 
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