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Political correspondent for PA, former local journalist, amateur sportsman, historian, Africanist, other things
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NINETY-ONE!? I hope the Carleton leisure centre has a big stage.

Oh does it now, Strava?

That was, by some margin, the hardest thing I have ever done. Thighs in agony from Canary Wharf, calves cramping up down Birdcage Walk, but I made it over the line in 4:12:26. Going to lie down now.

Here we go then

Only 24 hours until I am (hopefully) about halfway round the London Marathon course - and still plenty of time to donate to the great people at @anthonynolan.bsky.social here 👉 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/christoph...

After my experiments with the “interview while running” format, here’s everything you might want to know about the MPs running the marathon on Sunday www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Final pre-marathon running interview, in which I ask @timfarron.bsky.social whether Ed Davey should run a marathon as his next stunt, and about the charity he’s raising money for

Last run before the marathon. 510km done so far this year, another 42.2 on Sunday.

I might actually watch this obvious car crash of a series if Paul Whitehouse plays Filch like this

So what's been happening this morning? Well, the Business Secretary couldn't guarantee that he could secure enough raw materials in time to keep the Scunthorpe blast furnaces going - and denied that Jingye had been operating on the orders of Beijing www.independent.co.uk/business/rey...