Back at the start when I signed up to save a life, this all seemed so distant.
Something not to worry about.
It would be fine!
And then I read this:
"THE MOST EXPOSED ADVENTURE RUN IN BRITAIN" screamed the headline.
"BUGGER" screamed I.
And just like that, here we are for the inaugural Man vs Coast, 2018 edition.
It's a long bloody way Cornwall is, and so is the race. An estimated 23 miles - though with the Rat Race distance marking I've experienced before I'm not certain it won't be longer - from St Michael's Mount to Lands End, via the Cornish coasts of course.
Yes. Coasts. North and South. Uh-huh.
The company is at pains to point out that it's a running event. But runners will be fully immersed. And runners will need to swim. And jump off a cliff.
Rat Race say to expect brooding moorland, alongside beaches, waves, rough-hewn rocks, water jumps, and some of their signature obstacles - though which ones will be a surprise.
Check out their promo video for some of what lies in store!
I must admit, some of the scenery does look terrific.
I don't know how much of that I'll be thinking about when my thighs are salt-chafing down to bare bone 5 miles in on the hottest day of the week.
"It's time to get excited and rest, you'll need all your energy reserves for this one!" signed off the race information, with a final congratulatory salute from the events team for being "intrepid and brave".
However it's time once again time to tell you that I do not feel intrepid or brave, I am not excited, and I am not doing this just for fun.
I could have just chucked a few quid in the pot for Anthony Nolan and forgotten the idea of raising money ever entered my head.
But no.
I signed up for endless weeks on the treatment table at Jenny's sports therapy mercy as I struggle to keep up with the training.
I signed up because Kate inspired me to take on a fundraising challenge on her behalf.
I signed up for more events, convinced that my extra efforts can really help further Anthony Nolan's vital work.
I signed up and joined the register, knowing that I could one day be a match for someone in need.
And when I'm on that Cornish coastline, and I'm tired, aching, dehydrated, miles away from the finish, I'll pause for breath and look around, and remember: I signed up to save a life.
Something not to worry about.
It would be fine!
And then I read this:
"THE MOST EXPOSED ADVENTURE RUN IN BRITAIN" screamed the headline.
"BUGGER" screamed I.
And just like that, here we are for the inaugural Man vs Coast, 2018 edition.
It's a long bloody way Cornwall is, and so is the race. An estimated 23 miles - though with the Rat Race distance marking I've experienced before I'm not certain it won't be longer - from St Michael's Mount to Lands End, via the Cornish coasts of course.
Yes. Coasts. North and South. Uh-huh.
The company is at pains to point out that it's a running event. But runners will be fully immersed. And runners will need to swim. And jump off a cliff.
Rat Race say to expect brooding moorland, alongside beaches, waves, rough-hewn rocks, water jumps, and some of their signature obstacles - though which ones will be a surprise.
Check out their promo video for some of what lies in store!
I must admit, some of the scenery does look terrific.
I don't know how much of that I'll be thinking about when my thighs are salt-chafing down to bare bone 5 miles in on the hottest day of the week.
"It's time to get excited and rest, you'll need all your energy reserves for this one!" signed off the race information, with a final congratulatory salute from the events team for being "intrepid and brave".
However it's time once again time to tell you that I do not feel intrepid or brave, I am not excited, and I am not doing this just for fun.
I could have just chucked a few quid in the pot for Anthony Nolan and forgotten the idea of raising money ever entered my head.
But no.
I signed up for endless weeks on the treatment table at Jenny's sports therapy mercy as I struggle to keep up with the training.
I signed up because Kate inspired me to take on a fundraising challenge on her behalf.
I signed up for more events, convinced that my extra efforts can really help further Anthony Nolan's vital work.
I signed up and joined the register, knowing that I could one day be a match for someone in need.
And when I'm on that Cornish coastline, and I'm tired, aching, dehydrated, miles away from the finish, I'll pause for breath and look around, and remember: I signed up to save a life.
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