First half marathon in 37 years!

[PeterJemmett]

MAIDENHEAD HALF MARATHON CHALLENGE FOR HEARTS & SOULS: APPEAL

I had planned to run this year’s Maidenhead half marathon in aid of Hearts & Souls (local charity supporting cardiac rehab in South Bucks), my first half marathon since the 1993 Wycombe half marathon and by far my longest distance post heart attack in Dec 2016.

As with so many charitable opportunities this has been cancelled due to COVID-19 but I have remained determined to help the charity support recent local cardiac patients through these difficult and trying times so will be running the course on Sept 27th 2020.

To read more about my challenge, and to make a donation if you would like to, please read the following link ....

peterjemmett.blogspot.com/2...

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Hi there! Welcome to the Marathon community!!!

This is an amazing story, and we look forward to reading about how you get on in your half! xx

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Lovely photo. I always seem to struggle with running and smiling at the same time 🙄

Good luck and well done in advance. Now that you’ve announced it here, we’ll be cheering you on every step of the way (virtually of course 🙂)

[PeterJemmett in reply to Irishprincess]

That was taken on my last 'Hearts & Souls' charity run, the Ridge Off Roader 10K last May 2019. The final stretch of that run covers the same ground as where I had my heart attack so it was very emotional for me ..... but I always look in pain anyway!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Brilliant! I've looked at the Maidenhead one myself as it's pretty local for me. One day! Do post a race report when you're done, and we'll be cheering you on your way. Good luck!

[PeterJemmett in reply to linda9389]

I choose Maidenhead for two reasons –

1) It's flat!

2) The date coincided with landmark date in my recovery programme, more about that here … healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to PeterJemmett]

I can't imagine Wycombe was flat!!!

[PeterJemmett in reply to linda9389]

Runners around here joke about running upward flat bits!

[misswobble Marathon]

Good luck with the half ! 😃👍🏃‍♂️

[Katnap Marathon]

Yay! Awesome 😁😁😁

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[PeterJemmett]

Well, I did it and throughly enjoyed it!

I have not just written a report but a whole blog about the run, please read it here - peterjemmett.blogspot.com/2...