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One Wise Owl's marathon: a pineapple, some stripes and those wretched beeps Part six of a six-part series of blogs
Wise Owl co-founder Jenny gives her unique insights into the pain and pleasure of running her first marathon (and in a foreign country to boot). One Wise Owl's marathon: a pineapple, some stripes and those wretched beeps A digression: some interesting info about the London Marathon The training leading up to the big day The great day itself Running with a pineapple balanced on your head Two weeks have passed - would I do it again? (this blog)

One Wise Owl's marathon: a pineapple, some stripes and those wretched beeps

Part six of a six-part series of blogs

Wise Owl co-founder Jenny gives her unique insights into the pain and pleasure of running her first marathon (and in a foreign country to boot).

One Wise Owl's marathon: a pineapple, some stripes and those wretched beeps
A digression: some interesting info about the London Marathon
The training leading up to the big day
The great day itself
Running with a pineapple balanced on your head
Two weeks have passed - would I do it again? (this blog)

Posted by Jenny Brown on 06 November 2025

And to end with the question you’re all wondering. WouldI run another marathon?

Mother and daughter reunion at the end of the race. How could I not try to do this again?

Oh YES, absolutely YES! If nothing else, I need a new subject for a tattoo. On the day after the marathon I got this on a part of my body (I'll leave it to the reader to guess which):

The marathon lasts 42.195 km, and XXX and the tulip are symbols of Amsterdam.

But can it be London at some stage, pretty please?

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One Wise Owl's marathon: a pineapple, some stripes and those wretched beeps A digression: some interesting info about the London Marathon The training leading up to the big day The great day itself Running with a pineapple balanced on your head Two weeks have passed - would I do it again? (this blog)