I did it!  Wow what a ride!  I'll did a full post later with all the details as I want to look back on this years down the road. Meanwhile here's a few stats: Me : Alastair Sadler 56 years old Brighton Marathon 2022 (Delayed from 2020) Time : 6hours and 9mins, a PB as we runners say :) Walked for c.one mile (it hurt more to walk than jog!) Sponsorship raided so far £750+ No hitting the wall,pavement, sea defences or esplanade! Injuries: No blisters! only a slight muscle pull in my right thigh, kidney OK. Ave. pace equal to man dressed as the Gruffalo! The only equipment fail was my headphones damaged in transit. Consumption: 8 gel packs, 2.5 litre water, about an orange and a half, 20 jelly babies and one vegan sausage roll! Post run: Beer and burger!

It's the Friday before Sunday's Brighton Marathon. My nerves are growing! Thanks to everyone who's sponsored me. Friends family and colleges, you're all wonderful.  I've exceeded my target of £500 but you can check out the latest amount at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alastairsadler While you're there you can donate too :) Fliss and I travel to Hove tomorrow after picking up the race pack in Brighton. Hopefully we'll get a chance to pop into my cousin Maia's second birthday party as it will be the first time I've seen her in person. We've an Italian restaurant booked for an early evening carb-alitious meal. I'll probably have a carb-onara, or a Kcal-zone! I've been taking it easy and carb loading all week!  It's the first part of this adventure I've felt really qualified for :) To be honest I feel a little bloated all over but that'll be gone by Sunday evening. The idea of carb loading is to store up energy and water in the