How I ran a marathon, despite my disabilities, and why I’m running another…

Great things never came from comfort zones”— Edinburgh Marathon 2018 Finisher’s Medal

Last weekend I did something I never thought I would. I ran a marathon. I even enjoyed it.

Yes, I know that they can be bad for your knees. Yes, everyone and their dog has already run an ultra. And yes I know it’s not likely to ‘bring about world peace for all children’ (despite the promise on one lad’s t-shirt). But in its own small way it was my Everest — once something I would have scoffed at, now a proud personal achievement more than 5 years in the making

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David Heinemann