‘One day at a time is all we do
One day at a time is good for you.’
(John Lennon)
TOMORROW I embark upon the toughest physical challenge of my
life – tougher than the challenge I faced 14 years ago when I decided that 16
stones did not suit me and I took up running.
Tomorrow, May 11, along with 17 other self-confessed
nutters, I will be running around the shores of the idyllic Windermere in the beautiful
south Lakes. Not once but ten times – 26.2 miles per day for ten days. If I
complete it – and it is a big if – it will be as big an achievement as I have
ever accomplished in my squalid little life.
Bigger than winning the ABI Lifetime Achievement Award still
in my 40’s; bigger than watching every WBA FC football match last season (home
and away); and bigger than bringing up three wonderful sons to be true men of
honour.
From my heart (or should it be hamstring), I thank every single
person who has backed me to where I am now. Your support of my chosen charity,
the splendid Brathay Trust, has been nothing short of magnificent. If I could
kiss you all, I would. If I could go down on bended knee and stroke your feet I
would (anyone interested should email jeff.prestridge@hotmail.co.uk).
For the next 10 days I am going to take my chubby little
body to its limit. There will be tears along the way, blisters to pop and mental
uncertainty to overcome. But I will give it my best shot. I might be old,
decrepit (someone described me as a scumbag yesterday) and a ‘ginga’ but I am
as tough as John Wayne’s old boots.
All I ask is that you follow my journey via blog –
jeffprestridgeblogspot.com over the next week and a half. Also, look out for my
tweets. And if you want to know what this all means to me sit down with a glass
of bubbly and watch my video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R60UylkVK8M
I love you all – more than a beggar cherishes the last
coppers in his holed pocket (something I wrote in an English essay when I was
at 13 and got castigated for). Thanks for supporting me.
Justgiving.com/jeff-prestridge
As John Lennon once said: ‘One day at a time is all we do, one
day at a time is good for you.’
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