08/08/2026
šš» Photo evidence before my first ever Marathon last Saturday.
I think itās important to get this out there before you read any furtherā¦
I didnāt book this marathon because I āenjoyā running. Iām not a runner. I booked it drunk on New Years Eve and regretted it ever since š
If youāre wondering how it went, let me just tell you it was an experience like nothing Iāve ever felt before.
Physically and mentally one of the hardest things Iāve ever done.
At one point, my head and legs just went.
Every part of me wanted to stop and sit at the side of the road.
The thing is, the fitness was there, Iād done the training.
What I couldnāt do was get through that one moment on my own where I just wanted to quit.
Thankfully, I had my own coach running next to me.
He didnāt do anything clever, he didnāt come out with an oscar-worthy speech and I didnāt rise from the dead and finish like Rocky Balboa.
He was just there.
Listening to me moan, telling me to keep going, that I could, and that I deserved to cross that finish line.
Thatās the bit that got me round.
Not the training.
Him being there.
Iāve reflected on this all week, because itās the exact thing people tell us after six weeks with us.
Not that the training was easier than they expected.
That it was the first time they werenāt left to just get on with it alone.
That they loved the hands on coaching,
That a coach messaged them when they noticed they missed a session,
That Dan checked in with them on a Monday after a rough weekend.
Thatās the whole point.
If youāve stopped and started a hundred times before, this is the bit thatās been missing.
Not more willpower or motivation,
Just people who donāt let you do it on your own.
The next 6 Week Challenge is filling up.
If youāve been meaning to start again and it keeps sliding to next week, drop me a message with the word MILE (even though Iāll be happy not to see another one for a while)
We can have a chat and determine if youāre a right fit for us and vice versa.