24th April Trying hard not to run

In an act requiring the utmost level of discipline and self control a 59 yr old pedestrian plodder from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire spent all of yesterday desperatly trying not to be inspired by the heroics of the 43,000 people running the London Marathon. 

He tried hard not to appreciate the level of enjoyment shown on the faces of the thousands of runners,many of whom like himself didn't actually appear to be running for some of the time. He strove to dispell from his mind the vast amounts of money raised for various charities and how many people ran in memory of loved ones. 

He tried not to giggle when someone called 'Kelvin' came across the line in first place. He especially attempted to remove from every level of subconscious the mere thought that this might be a 'fun' challenge to attempt for someone celebrating their 60th birthday next year.

He tried very, very hard to do all those things from the comfort of his arm chair remembering as he sat there that having done it once in Chester he swore he would never ever do it again. But he isn't sure if he succeded because sometimes a wise man doesn't always do wise things. And he has already started to think what his 'outfit' might be to ensure he got spotted on TV. So stay tuned who knows what the blog might be about in a years time.