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Be naive enough to start and stubborn enough to finish


Be naive enough to start and stubborn enough to finish - Ross Edgley

When I finished my 1st ever London Marathon, I was pretty ticked off ๐Ÿ‘€

I ran in memory of my friend for Young Lives VS Cancer.

I was literally wearing a charity top with his name on it and yet people cared more about my finish time then why I was running.

And nah, BUGGER THAT!!! ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

The questions lacked connection and totally missed the point.

I didnโ€™t hate the players but I was sure going to change the game.

I wanted to run again but make the charity logo so obnoxiously big that people couldnโ€™t help but ask about their work.

I had no idea how I was going to do this but I was naive enough to start.

And when I decided on a big idea, it required big help. So I asked Guinness World Records. But they said it wasnโ€™t possible as my idea had never been attempted before. This resulted in me naively writing a personal email to the head of GWR asking them to create me a brand new record. And bugger me, they said yes (twice!)

So along with my friend David, we next found a team that were just as naive and passionate about raising awareness for Young Lives vs Cancer as us. And we worked as a team who were stubborn enough to finish.

And to cut a long story shortโ€ฆ

8 runners, 2 obnoxiously big logo covered 20kg childhood costumes, 2 young cancer charities, 2 GWRs, 2 GWR books in 100 countries, 2 BBC Sport interviews, a mention in every major British newspaper, a BBC iplayer screensaver, a shout out from Queen Paula Radcliffe, over ยฃ50,000 of fundraising, literal blood, sweat, tears and a selfie with Ian Beale laterโ€ฆ.

I think we made our point.

Everyone asked about the charity at the finish line.๐ŸŽ—๐Ÿ†

Be naive enough to start towards your goal and if your why is strong, youโ€™ll always be stubborn enough to finish.

(Just donโ€™t be stubborn enough not to ask for help).

Big love, Meg ๐Ÿ’›โœจ




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