Hi all! At last I finnally got started!
Did an interview for Setanta Ireland for the marathon program and also the Irish Times.
I had to start from the back of the field as the buggy was deemed a safety hazzard

Just a very brief report as am tired. Just back from a night out for family meal.
Ran 4.31 in Dublin marathon. Then crossed finish line which was my start..As previously explained I decided to then meet up with friends and started stopwatch after crossing my start line/marathon finish..
So as expected a slow average as I ran to my mams for the first night..
Day 1 Marathion kms dont count as previously explained I want to time this with a futute marathon and need to start finish in same location.
So todays official stat is: 2.7km in 3 hours and 01 minute!! How long would it take to run around the world at that pace!!
Setting out for Newbridge tomorrow and still no place to stay may be camping…
Start will be delayed to accomodate my 2 good friends Liam Fenelon the Longford rd that put on my 48 hour treadmill attempt 2 years ago and the man that crewed and co-ordinated in for me..My wonderful crew man who came over specially for the start. As I got no place for him anymore as staying in mams he is staying with Liam.
I think I will be away around 9 or 9.30.

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I always played this in the last few minutes before the start and end of my 3 world record 24 and 48 hour record attempts. Its my anthem please press PLAY

Alan Young was my crew man for my two biggest results: A world indoors 48 hour record in a race in Brno and for the world 48 hour treadmill record in Longford in 2008.

Thanks a million Alan I will never be able to repay you.
Also thanks for making the trip over from Scotland especially to see me off! The best crew man in the world… I dedicate the start of the World Jog to you!

La mia maratona di Dublino è stata dedicata a Melanie, la mia principessa di Verona. X

My small tribute to one of my heroes.. Good Old Philo! You lived your life the way you wanted… Broke all the rules… A true rocker. Phil lived not too far from my home.. RIP You will be played many times on my Ipod… Sorry I cant make the 25th anniversary bash in January… I will be there in spirit Press PLAY

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Please check in tomorrow for the World Jog departe party!!

Hope you can join me for a party I have set up a few surprise posts starting around 12:30 pm gmt for the departe party

I have recorded a radio interview for rte radio 1 Morning Ireland breakfast show between 8am and 9am just before the marathon start. http://www.rte.ie/radio/ Please check it out on their site.

Thanks for all your support… Especially my main sponsors, The North Pole Marathon, Great Outdoors, Chariot Carriers.

And to those that have turned their noses up at the world jog…. I say…Get out your spoons and start eating your words!

This is going to be the biggest expedition so far this millenium, set up on a shoestring, in a shoebox without support or a logistics crew.. Working around the clock since 5th July… When I start running I can finally start resting!

A bientot! Go Raibh maith agat

PS I just got 4 more cards…All mass cards… What happened to the busty blonde joke cards?? Does that tell a story!
Gotta Run!!

less than 14 hours till the start of the marathon and 18 till the start of my around the world jog.
Everything is packed, just bought the travel insurance..Nothing else to do just rest,sleep and wait..
Less than 20 hours after more than 20 years waiting…

This week felt like Christmas to me as I opened all the boxes of equipment from Great Outdoors..Then there was the rushing around the shops, last minute just like Christmas.

Then my younger sister Ann handed me a good luck card with a laminated message for me to take with me.

Immediately I burst into tears, I can hardly read or see the keyboards as the emotion has just gotten the better of me… The message could not have been more stark, more apt. It read:

Don’t Quit.

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And when you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with it’s twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the cloud of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
IT’S WHEN THINGS SEEM WORST THAT YOU MUST NOT QUIT.