Running into 2009

I know I haven't posted for a little while. Just a quick update. I did participate in the Folkestone half marathon but didn't run it nearly as well as I thought I should. I ran 2:05, which was 8 minutes outside my best.

Since then I have gone into the gym to build up my body and put on a few kilos. My goal for next year is to get around 80kg by the end of 2009 (just weighed myself now, 71kg) and hold the weight too. So for the next while running will take a backburner. As friends tell me running and bodybuilding don't mix! I am hoping to go back to 10km runs and work on my speed and stamina at that distance in 2009.

I raised about 1300 pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Still I need to find out exactly how much I raised...

I've not heard anything from the organisers for the 2009 London Marathon. So I am going to assume I have been balloted out.