Random Numbers

I completed my very first (and potentially last) marathon yesterday! As a mild asthmatic I wheezed my way round the Brighton Marathon on Sunday morning, accompanied by my standard unavoidable Darth Vader sound effects for 26.2 miles. My speed eased off a little as I toured the quite frankly inspiring Shoreham Industrial Estate... A massive thanks to absolutely anyone who cheered, shouted, swore (or moaned about a road being closed) as I straggled past. It was absolutely awesome to not be crouching over a computer for a morning.

I did it to raise money for NASS (the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society). You can sponsor me here. A huge thanks to everyone who has already sponsored me for NASS. Long may their work continue.

NASS Active Light

Recently designed a mini-publication for the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society, focussing on their fundraising accomplishments. I also created a logo for their new campaign of events taking place in June 2012 - Natter with NASS. I'm also running the Brighton Marathon for NASS next month, so expect to be inundated with sponsorship requests yeah?

Run Mabboo Run

Ran the Bristol Half Marathon last weekend - as part of Team Mabboo - with Ed, Sam, John, Rich and Adam. Here's a photo. FYI I'm the one in the Mabboo T-shirt. Got a time 1 hour 56 minutes, but more importantly raised over £250 for the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society. Watch this space. More Mabboo and Lucozade-Sport-drinking news coming soon...

Hurley eat your heart out

Moving - lots of stuff being unearthed - came across all these. Got to be a winning lottery ticket in there somewhere...

NASS en Masse

Ran the NASS en Masse 10km in Richmond Park at the weekend. The race was started by a local MP. I only knew who he was because he was the only person wearing a suit in a park on a Sunday morning. Here is a picture of my certificate. I also received a medal. The Wall of Gaylord continues to grow. Thanks to everyone who sponsored me.

Bang On

Ran the 16 mile Kingston Breakfast Run last weekend. (FYI: no breakfast was provided) Ran it in 2 hours 26 minutes and 14 seconds - smashing a WHOLE 60 SECONDS off of last year's time. Prize for consistency? In the post I am told, along with the bacon sandwich as well I should hope.

Half Coke – Half Diet Coke

Ran in the Brighton Half Marathon again this year - completing it in 1 hour and 53 minutes - skimming an entire three minutes off of last year's time. Mad good improvement...

It explains the lack of posts recently (James) - sorry! Thanks for all the shouts of "Go on Mabboo Bamboo" from the ravers in the crowd, and to the over-friendly baggage attendants. And to Aiko - proprietor of Choc in 神戸市 for the running candy (?).

Tri Hard (Bet that's been made before)

Here's a Tee I designed for the Ultra Fit Tri Challenge which took place last month. No - I didn't compete this time. Is it me or does the guy on the right look like Bono?

No oversized cardboard cheque this time...

Completed the NASS 10km run in Richmond Park the other weekend, managing to raise over £200 for NASS' work on Ankylosing spondylitis. The "Wall of Gaylord" is growing - here's Arnie and a toad storm-trooper with the latest addition (FYI I don't know who came ninth). Thanks to all those who sponsored me - don't panic if you didn't - you didn't miss anything - I was old school & lo fi & Blue Peter & took down names with pen & paper - with a totalometer I wheeled out every now and then...

Cool runnings

I completed the 16 mile Kingston Breakfast Run last weekend. 2hrs 27 mins. Er... I don't look like Dr Manhattan by the way...

Half Time

I completed the Sussex Beacon Half Marathon last weekend, down in Brighton. We came in at 1 hour 56 minutes, wanting to get under two hours, so just scraped by. 1:56 - that's a Mew song... anyway here's a lovely picture of some running shoes I did a while back for Yard Partners.