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My First Marathon - the 1982 Mersey Marathon

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . My First Marathon - the 1982 Mersey Marathon In June 1982, the local radio station started advertising for the first Mersey Marathon. 1981 had seen the start of mass participation long distance running in England with the first London Marathon and The Great North Run. Now fundraisers for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital saw a road race as a means to raise funds and so organised the first Mersey Marathon. It was to be run on 24 September 1982. When I heard the advert on the radio, I said to a colleague in work that I would like to run in it. He said that I would never be able to do it. Rather than putting me off, it made me determined to run it. I was twenty six and had not run since I was thirteen in school. Even then, running was something to be endur...

From Cardiac Ablation to the Great North Run (June update)

Encourage your children to join the Silly Squad

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Encourage your children to join the Silly Squad Reading books has long been known as a way of increasing understanding and vocabulary. It also is expands imagination and encourages creativity leading to better mental health. Unfortunately children read less during the summer months because of distractions like playing out all day. Reading, especially away from school, should be fun. Children will read more if they are enjoying what they are reading. That is what the Summer Reading Challenge is all about. The Summer Reading Challenge each year encourages primary school aged children to read during the school summer holidays. This year, because of school closures and isolation due to Covid19, it is starting early. So put Monday1 June in your diaries a...