Leah O'Donovan

I like running so much I’ve entered the ballot to run the 2010 London Marathon. That’s right, all 26.2 miles of it. I will find out in October whether or not I have a place.

Even if I don’t make it in with the ballot I can still run for a charity as they have guaranteed places. I’ll be applying to several over the coming months and look at some of the smaller ones come October should I not get in.

I’ll then start training November/December time. You need 16 weeks to properly train for a marathon. Anything less than that and you risk injury. I’m already doing well on long-ish runs. I did an easy four miles on Sunday. My 5K (3.1 miles) in the summer for Cancer Research UK should be a relative breeze. Next I’ll try and knock out a 10K and then possibly the Cardiff half-marathon in October. Let me tell you, once you start running, it can become addictive. Wish me luck!