Austen and the Paris Marathon

Austen runs the Paris Marathon this Sunday and in case you haven't seen his Email you can donate to his chosen charity by clicking here : Macintyre Care and selecting his name from the dropdown list (or use the "Marathon" option if you can't find it). I've already done my bit and it's easy believe me. I found his email quite entertaining so I'm going to paste a little of it here:-

The time has come for me to ask for your generosity by asking you to put your hand in your pocket and sponsor me a wad of money to support me as I run the Paris Marathon in aid of Macintyre charity.

The marathon is this Sunday and it is reported to take in the sights and scenes of Paris. Whether I get to see Paris is a little dubious as I tend to stare at the pavement concentrating on putting one foot in front of the other, 26 miles is a long way.

In the office today, somebody said how do I feel about the Marathon. It is
quite hard to put fine detail around that and of course I have questioned
whether I have done enough running. I haven’t lost as much weight as I
would have liked as I just couldn’t get to grips with a nutrition regime.
My downfall is chocolate. Pave Paris in Chocolate and I could run 26 miles
in a flash, pave it concrete and I reckon it will take me about 4 ½ hours –
but I will do it. What I can say is that the lead up to the marathon feels
like the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy :-
* Eurostar on Friday
* Register on Saturday
* Run on Sunday
* Carried home on Monday
I will let you know the rest of the rhyme on my return.