Smell the flowers.....2 days to go......

This will be the last blog until Lisa, I, hernia and 35,000 others attempt the greatest road race, the London Marathon....I'm confident we will both complete it !

In our final week we have had huge support from everyone......colleagues,friends, family, suppliers, customers and several whose loved one's have been supported over the years by Cynthia Spencer Hospice.

My great friend, Paul Tudor, has told me for years......' Jon, make sure you smell the flowers !'.....this week I must have used Paul's wise words over 100 times.....at the Monday networking event, at the pub discussing, HOPS, a new Charity were forming, the Northants Leaders Group and the Chamber Golf day.....we will enjoy the experience, enjoy the day and enjoy the 'smell of the flowers' !

Thursday I have a trapped nerve, more pain than the sports hernia of the last 6 weeks......I'm so pleased I met Vicki, the Saints physio, who, in 30 minutes releases the trapped nerve and seems able to give me a new body and back....top girl, big thanks and Happy Birthday for today....I won't tell anyone your 30 !!!!!

Ex-marathon runners tell me this will be one of the greatest days of our lives.......( sounds like a 'Take That' moment ).......I'm to be convinced and will let you know !

If you ever have to go to a Hospice,MKSNAP or most Charities you realise again how fortunate we are.......and how pathetic we can be for getting stressed out and negative about minor issues in our lives......it truly puts life into perspective.

Another great friend, Paddy Behan, puts this best, when, invariably after 6 pints says.....'WE ARE ALL BLESSED !'.......we will then proceed to carry him home and put him to bed ! When you STOP and think about this you realise how right he is and how grateful we should be.

Anyway, I am 'Mr. Pasta' this week...pasta for lunch, pasta for dinner.....carbs all week...I have lost over 1.5 stone in weight in the 12 weeks training and probably shot my knees in the process.....but hey....only doing this once and then a normal life again......maybe.

We are nearly at the £ 7000,00 mark - BIG THANKS to all those who have made this hard journey worthwhile with your kind sponsorship.

This is for Mum, for the girls ( nurses ), turning 40 and because we ( Lisa and I ) believe we can !

Thanks,going to bed - goodnight !

PS.Sponsorship still appreciated.....go on....give....it feels great !