I’m on the verge of accomplishing something that I never thought I’d ever be able to achieve. Next month, all being well, I’ll be crossing the finish line of the New York Marathon which will be an achievement in itself but it’ll also mean that I have completed my quest to run all six of the world major marathons.
But not only would I have completed all six world major marathons, I’d also have completed them all in one year. It was a challenge I set myself around this time last year and I can’t believe the journey I’ve had since then.
I ran Tokyo in March, Boston and London in April, Berlin in September and Chicago earlier this month – hence the delay in getting this latest issue out to you! What has also blown my mind with these marathons is the consistency I’ve managed.
I achieved a personal best course time at Tokyo, crossing the finish line in 3:42 before clocking 3:52 in challenging conditions in Boston, 3:43 in London – which was just six days after Boston, 3:43 in Berlin and 3:42 in Chicago. As of right now, I have completed 10 marathons since April 2022 after also taking part in marathons in Brighton, Vienna, Atlanta, and Edinburgh in recent years.
But my marathon running journey didn’t get off to the best start after I collapsed with heat stroke just before the 25-mile marker of the London Marathon in October 2021 – my first attempted marathon – and had to be retrieved from the course and treated by volunteers from St John Ambulance.
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