1 Last year, I ran the London marathon for the first time. I was quite pleased that I was finish the race!

2 I was only do it in five hours and forty-seven minutes.

3 But this year I hope I'll be finish in under four hours.

4 I really do enough training last year because I was too busy at work.

5 So I wasn't pace myself that well.

6 After the first half of the race, I keep up with the other runners

7 and by the end of the marathon, I was hardly walk at all.

8 But I've been training a lot this year and I think I do a lot better next time.

9 I did a practice run last month and I have gone faster,

10 but my pacing and energy levels had improved and I was maintain a steady speed. I'm hoping to raise £3,000 for a cancer charity, too.