Whoops I appear to have done it again!

Somebody needs to help me engage my brain at times!For months my friend, Natalie Evans, has been raising money for her marathon run in aid of clic sargent. During those months I have thought to myself that she was completely stupid and very brave. There was no way on earth I would ever do anything like that.
Then I heard that my friend on twitter, @radeeboi was also running the London marathon for the same charity. Again I thought he was a bloody idiot. In fact I thought anybody who wanted to run in a marathon needed their head examined. I could think of nothing worse than running anywhere. I am not built for running. I carry a spare tyre around my middle and have airbags in front that would give me black eyes if Ieven thought about running.
To support my friends I attended Natalie's charity zumba class and on my birthday sponsored @radeeboi. I still thought they were both silly, especially with the injuries Natalie carried. The London marathon took place on 17th April. I watched a little bit on the tv and sort of looked down my nose at the pathetic people attempting to run .
I showed no interest in running the marathon or even really watching it. I did however follow the twitter support for @radeeboi as he made his way around the course. This was my downfall. In the evening I was reading the twitter stream. In a split second the thought that it might be quite good fun to take part in the marathon rushed across my mind. If I hadn't been on twitter this wouldn't have been a problem but instead of the message going across my brain to the logic centre it went straight to my tweeting finger and appeared in the twitterverse.
Before I knew it the message that I wanted to take part in the marathon was out there and as usual twitter was encouraging me to do something stupid. I was told the date to sign up and encouraged to do so. I was told it was a ballot and I might not get in so it wouldn't hurt to register. Twitter had taken me down this route before and that's how I ended up stood on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Today was the ballot day for the marathon. I could have come to my senses in the week since the marathon but I didn't. I now have to wait until October to find out if I have a place. If I do I will be raising money for cancer research. In the meantime I thought it best to start doing some running. I have signed up for The Race for Life and if you want to sponsor this lunatic and help those suffering from cancer then you can do here http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/penelopenash1604?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=editpage