Who am I and Why Call The Blog "London Marathon Reject"?

Hello, my name is Mike, I am 43 years old, and I have been running on and off for about three years.

To date I have done three 10k races, one 10 miler, three half-marathons and two marathons.

Marathon number three is in just over two weeks time but more importantly, in July I will be doing my first Ultra Marathon, The Race To The Stones.

The blog name came about because during the 10 mile race in January, one of the race marshals kept calling me the "The London Marathon Reject" because she recognised the mid-layer top I had on, which I received when my second attempt at getting in for the London Marathon was unsuccessful, and because I had chosen to donate the race fee to their charity.

The aim of this blog initially is to be about my preparations for the Ultra Marathon, and then after that about my running in general.