You have to start somewhere

I'm not really sure why I am doing this. Sharyn from the Gunnrunners tells me that I have stolen her idea, and perhaps I'll be happy to return it sometime through next year ...

Anyway, I have always imagined running a marathon in every state and territory in Australia. Not such a crazy goal. Lots of people have done it, and many more will. But running all of them in a year? At the age of 40 and 41 for the last four.

But enough babbling for the moment. This is just the first post. I'll try and provide an update each week to keep some sort of record of how my training is going, and some of what I am thinking and feeling.

The rough plan looks something like this:

January 6 - Cadbury Marathon in Tasmania
April 13 - Canberra Marathon in the Australian Capital Territory
July 6 - Gold Coast Marathon in Queensland
August 17? - Alice Springs Marathon in the Northern Territory
August ?? - Adelaide Marathon in South Australia
September 21 - Sydney Marathon in New South Wales
October 19 - Rottnest Marathon in Western Australia
October ?? - Melbourne Marathon in Victoria

Any advice or encouragement will be appreciated.