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David Rushton only started running at the age of 45, having battled with epilepsy from a young age. In the two years he’s been running, he’s managed to run 10 half marathons and 14 10ks and is taking on the London Marathon this weekend for the second time. He tells us more about his running journey….<\/p>\n
Name:<\/strong> David Rushton I started running, almost by accident<\/strong> really! Back in in the summer of 2013 whilst I was working at the Royal London Hospital I was approached by the fundraising team for the London Air Ambulance to see if I would like to run in the London 10K<\/strong>. I had never even run 5K<\/a><\/strong> or indeed beyond the end of my street really! I had a couple of weeks to train and gave it a go! I was rather slow and my lack of training showed up in the days afterwards!<\/p>\n Only finding the confidence to start running at the age of 45 I now have a totally different outlook on what comfort zone actually means!<\/em><\/p>\n It did give me the thought however that with a bit of training I could push myself to do things that I would previously have felt out of my grasp, possibly using my Epilepsy as an excuse<\/strong> not to have a go. So in 2014 I ran in my first Half Marathon<\/strong><\/a> (The Great North Run) and I was hooked!<\/strong> I felt an enormous sense of achievement and managed to raise money for charity along the way, which makes the pain much more bearable! I joined up with Runthrough in 2015 and have enjoyed having these runs locally to keep myself motivated!<\/p>\n I had some really bad seizures<\/strong> in the summer of 2015 which did knock my confidence<\/strong> and I know that friends and family were concerned whether I should be out running but my consultant encouraged me to do the things that help me to relax and feel good. Running has become a real outlet for stress<\/strong> and thankfully Epilepsy has not been a problem for me whilst running and if anything I now feel fitter than I have in many years.<\/p>\n
\nAge:<\/strong> 47
\nLocation:<\/strong> Brixton
\nFavourite Distance:<\/strong> Half Marathon
\nFavourite Running Shoe:<\/strong> Brooks Transcend
\nFavourite Clothing Brand (for running):<\/strong> Nike<\/p>\n