xciting news. I have been selected to take part in the Runners World TargetAsics262 boot camp this Friday! This is Runner’s World competition sponsored by Asics where a team of 5 runners will run the Paris Marathon in April and have their progress during training etc followed and reported by Runner’s World. The first step to selecting the 5 runners is a boot camp attended by 50 hopefuls.
The boot camp is in Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium and will be a fantastic opportunity to be trained and coached by elite coaches and physios. I obviously really want to make the final 5, but even getting as far as this boot camp is fantastic and really exciting.
To get this far I just had to enter online and explain why I run and what I think I could bring to the team. Here’s why I said I run…
I have set myself the challenge of running every day for 365 days (minimum 3km per day). When it got boring I set myself the sub-challenge of running 10km every day in October. I called it 10ktober. I have a blog to record my challenge http://mostrunningist.blogspot.co.uk/
I have been told by a few people that my challenge is inspiring. I run now because I told people that I was going to do this and I don't want to make myself a liar or let myself down. I want to finish this challenge, continue to be inspirational, and be proud of myself. I want to join this team to add something new to my story. I want to share my experience and share in the experience of others. I can bring enthusiasm and motivation to the team and hope to be pushed on to better things by better runners.
I’m in Group 2 and here’s how the day will go….
This Most Runningist Year Ever has opened up very exciting opportunities for me and so far this is the highlight. Deciding to undertake this challenge has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. If selected I will be given a training plan to follow and I’ll need to make that work with the running streak. I don’t want to sacrifice what I have achieved so far. If selected I will be heavily involved in social media and I will be doing #asiscs262 all over the place. Here’s my first…
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