But if you haven’t set foot in a gym since school, making that first move can be the hardest part.
Take for example BHF Heart Runner Andy Baston. Aged 43, he has a family history of heart attacks and a high-stress job as an air traffic controller. Andy worried for his health, but used to be too exhausted to do anything about it.Then, two years ago, a friend said he was going to enter the London Marathon. Andy decided to take stock of his sedentary lifestyle and joined a running group at his gym.
Andy says: "The following year I ran a 10k race and a half marathon for the British Heart Foundation, and this year I ran the London Marathon for BHF in three hours 50 minutes.
"I couldn't believe it. Now (my wife) Tina has run a 10k race. If we can do it, anyone can. There's even a man of 75 who runs with my group.
"Competing for charity is close to my heart and will hopefully give me more years than my father and grandfather could enjoy."
If you’ve got an individual place in the Flora London Marathon, find out how you can run for the BHF
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Read more about Andy plus other inspiring stories on the Daily Mail's website
1 comment:
amazing how he went from going to the gym to taking up running how ever did he manage it. any stories of people who couldn't walk to the fridge nut now are doing the marathon?
well done Andy though
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