Two years ago I stood in the shade of Big Ben and watched my sister reach 26 miles in the London Marathon. The look of determination I saw on her face to get to the finish line gave me a bizarre inspiration to set the goal of running it myself.
On Sunday I’ll be lining up at the start of the London Marathon and what a journey it has been to get there.
No matter how big or small, crazy or mundane, everyone has goals they want to achieve in life, and we need a plan to get there.
When I set out training I spoke to people who had run marathons before to draw on their knowledge. I listened to what had and hadn’t worked for them before writing my own plan to reach the start line.
I’ve had to tweak the plan along the way. Some days I didn’t want to run at all or wanted to run a shorter distance than was on my plan. It wasn’t the end of the world when this happened.
The most important part of a plan is having the right people around you so when you derail slightly you know how to get back on track.
For me the support I have needed has come from a great physio to make sure I’m healthy, experienced runners to give me advice and supportive friends and family who keep me motivated.
Most importantly, day-in-day-out I have had the TBG team around me. Luckily they’re used to supporting and advising people to reach their goals, whether it’s launching a rebrand, handling a media crisis or producing an annual report – nothing fazes them (not even my whinging)!
I don’t know how I’m going to feel when I reach Big Ben on Sunday. But, I can go into the race with the peace of mind knowing I have listened to advice, taken it on board and made sure my plan was right to reach my goal. All I need to do now is cross the finish line!
Lucy
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