Marazanvose?

I have a friend (just the one!) who has recently swum the English Channel. Well, he swam the distance that the English channel covers in the Penzance swimming pool. Quite a feat (particularly when you consider he was getting up at 6 in the morning on a regular basis in order to click off the mileage……. and this got me thinking. In my build up and training For London 2013, I am pounding the ground, clocking up the miles and running round in circles on a small island, flung into the Atlantic ocean.

 But what if I was running in a straight line, say from Lands End. At the end of each week, where would I find myself and in the course of 5 months, just how far could I go…… John O’ Groats? Last time around I completed just over 416 miles but encountered a few injuries which slowed my progress. So maybe 500, 600, 650 is a sensible target and I literally have a head start this year as I have begun training and keeping a record, a month early. So what do you think, where should I run?

I have already left Lands End and by the end of week one, had made it to Canons Town. Week two and I am in the middle of nowhere, “Town and Country Motors” at Marazanvose on the A30 dead north of Truro…….. Today I packed in a 4.6 mile run to kick the week off which gets me to the Shell garage at Carland Cross…… I am still in Cornwall, but once across Brunel’s fantastic feat of engineering, where do I head for then? Do you want me to visit YOU? Should I call in at certain landmarks, visit the 13 National Parks of England and Wales, target major cities or the tiniest of Hamlets. Give me some Ideas give me something to run for, in the comments box, on Email or via facebook! You can follow my training, on the island and across the South of England and further afield. 

So thank you Ian Harris for giving me the inspiration to turn my circles into a journey across England and more.