The start

For some obscure reason, back in 2011 I made the rash decision to run 12 half marathons in 12 months. Not really so difficult until you realise that there are not so many half marathons in the months of January, February and December. That was when I discovered the Polar half marathon, run in Tromso in early January. And that is how I now find myself sat at heathrow airport on my way via Oslo to Tromso. The race is tomorrow afternoon and I will try to keep this blog updated over the next few days as I run, hopefully see the Northern lights and go dog sledding in Spitzbergen.