The Saga Begins.

Hi, and welcome to my first post on the new blog RunFatBoyRun!

Who am I?
I am a person who put on a form that he dreamed to one day run the London Marathon.
I am a person who never expected this to get read.
I am a person who never dreamed that it would get picked.
I am a person who after never running a mile in his life, is now training to run one of the most famous endurance events in the world!

I am Jonathan Farrell, Logistics Solutions Manager for Reckitt Benckiser UK, and I am incredibly proud to be running the London Marathon in 2013 for Save The Children.

How this all began...
Many years ago, I used to play Rugby Union to a fairly decent standard. Then I picked up injuries in my knee and both shoulders, which effectively ended my playing career. From that point on, me and physical exercise grew apart, only seeing each other occasionally, and never with much love.

That all changed about 7years ago when I had a change in career, moved to a new area and decided that me and exercise would give it another go. So I joined a gym, started cycling to work and all was well. This new relationship lasted about 2yrs before another change of career and location ended it. From that point on I saw my fitness levels decline, my waist expand and my general energy levels just drop away.

Each year I would watch events like the London Marathon and think "I'd love to do that..." but then the motivation would fade and another year would pass until I would say it all over again.

Well no more - this year is going to be different. In the spirit of "Dream, Dare, Deliver", I put my dream down on paper and RB are now brilliantly supporting me in this endeavour. I will be running the London Marathon in 2013, there is no backing out and I will raise a whole heap of money for Save The Children. And yes, for those that remember, I do have another motive for this... I wrote on the form that not only did I want to do all the above, but I also wanted to do something that my kids would be proud of. Well, I am committed to this, and they will be there in London next year waiting to meet me after the race.

A tough year of training ensues, but it has already started and is going well. I even went for my first ever outdoor run last night, and whilst it hurt, it also felt brilliant!

I feel very privileged to have been given this opportunity by RB and I am supremely grateful for all the support that has been given to me so far. I will post regular updates on here with regards to training and sponsorship so you can all see how i am doing.

And as for the title of this Blog. Well, lets just say that at the end of all this, I hope I can remove the word "Fat" from that title!

Best Regards,
Jon.