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Luke Haskins

Luke Haskins

My Story

 

No this is not a birthday mid life crisis decision, I have actually been working towards this since June last year, but being honest I wanted to leave it until I felt the end goal was achievable. 

Many of you will know that this is not my first attempt at training for this, 11 years ago I was working towards taking part and got diagnosed with a heart condition and I was advised not to continue. This amongst other elements of life resulted in me losing the plot completly and putting myself in a much worse health situation than any race could have ever done. 

I still have to be mindful of the condition, along with a still a non aerodynamic state. This has meant having to tailor my training and my pace setting for the day to reflect this, and keep the heart rate under control, but it’s time to complete this long standing black cloud. 

Whilst I continue to try to justify this is not a midlife crisis, the main driver for getting back on track to getting this complete is an old man perspective now of wanting to start to pay back. The MS society is a charity I originally was raising funds for and one that I have seen first hand the great work they do. There are of course loads of worthwhile causes,but this is one close to my heart and one I feel need all the support I can give them

Anything you can give would be incredibly received, and I would more than welcome any one with the desire want to come and throw abuse or soft fruit as desired. If you want a really big laugh you can follow my prep on my strava, and see how the journey has been already gone on a few ups and downs but the course to 42.2km is now locked in


https://strava.app.link/a26URILSC0b

About us

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.

MS Society

Raising for:

MS Society
110%

Funded

  • Target
    £2,000
  • Raised so far
    £2,200
  • Number of donors
    40

My Story

 

No this is not a birthday mid life crisis decision, I have actually been working towards this since June last year, but being honest I wanted to leave it until I felt the end goal was achievable. 

Many of you will know that this is not my first attempt at training for this, 11 years ago I was working towards taking part and got diagnosed with a heart condition and I was advised not to continue. This amongst other elements of life resulted in me losing the plot completly and putting myself in a much worse health situation than any race could have ever done. 

I still have to be mindful of the condition, along with a still a non aerodynamic state. This has meant having to tailor my training and my pace setting for the day to reflect this, and keep the heart rate under control, but it’s time to complete this long standing black cloud. 

Whilst I continue to try to justify this is not a midlife crisis, the main driver for getting back on track to getting this complete is an old man perspective now of wanting to start to pay back. The MS society is a charity I originally was raising funds for and one that I have seen first hand the great work they do. There are of course loads of worthwhile causes,but this is one close to my heart and one I feel need all the support I can give them

Anything you can give would be incredibly received, and I would more than welcome any one with the desire want to come and throw abuse or soft fruit as desired. If you want a really big laugh you can follow my prep on my strava, and see how the journey has been already gone on a few ups and downs but the course to 42.2km is now locked in


https://strava.app.link/a26URILSC0b

About us

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.