Another year ends...

Another year closes and I get closer to another birthday. More and more I feel like I've not done much with myself in recent years except the Judo.

I started entering the ballot for the London Marathon 5 years ago, well I finally have a place and in October I started my training for 2012 marathon. I am trying to raise funds for both WWF and Oxfam, both of whom do work that I would like to support.

The charities are not paying anything for me to run, I have my own place and will be paying for my own accommodation etc please if you can, sponsor me a few pounds. Links to sponsor me can be found on bensmarathon.com and info about my training. If you'd like the very latest, follow me on Twitter @bensmarathon

Enough of the chugging for marathon sponsoring now.

I shall be continuing to try and lose weight in 2012, I'd love to get back to the flat stomach I had in my youth but I fear it's too late for that. I can at least get myself to be a little less flabby. Current target is 89Kg which brings me down a weight group in Judo competition, but once I get there I shall review whether I can go further.

New Year = New Start ?
Certainly sometimes, for some they like to try and start something new every year and call it a resolution. A popular resolution is to find a new job. Well in 2012 that is being forced on me - I'm being made redundant in the latest round of re-organisation within Orange.

I think I'll try contracting for a few months to see if I can make it work before looking for a perm role again. So if you know anyone that needs some programming doing point them my way!

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