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Oktober 13th 2019
“Hello dear listeners! Here's Molly Weasley and your listening to Brum-FM, the best music for Birmingham and the Midlands!
I'm currently standing next to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and right behind me the last preparations are made for the start of the second International Birmingham Marathon and the Birmingham Half Marathon and 10 k. It's still about an hour 'till the starting shot at precisely 10:00 am but already the place is filling up with participants and athletes. We'll be reporting life from the run and we'll be speaking to some of the runners and helpers throughout the day to bring you the best impressions. And of course, we will bring the best running soundtrack to the athletes here at the start as well as to you at home, in your cars or wherever your listening.
Already here with me is a team of two first time marathon-runners who call themselves “The Blind and The Lame”. Where the name comes from and why they decided to participate you'll hear in a few minutes, but first some music!”
“Lyall come here already, what are you even doing in the garage? The program has started and our Remus will be on the radio in a few.” Hope Lupin called out to her husband.
“I'm coming, I'm coming. I was just looking if we still have petrol for the lawnmower.”
“Really? Do you have to do this today?”
“I didn't get to it yesterday and the lawn desperately needs cutting – it's been two weeks.”
“Just do it next week, our son is running his first marathon today and he's gonna be on the radio!”, her tone was clearly irritated.
“I'm not gonna sit in front of the radio all day. Remus himself said its just gonna be a short interview before the start and possibly another few questions after they finish”, Lyall tried to placate his wife. “Besides, it's already mid October it could very well be the last nice weekend for quite some time. They already predicted rain for tomorrow. When I don't mow the lawn today who knows when I will get to it.”
“You and your perfect lawn and garden, but now shush the interview is starting.”
“Welcome back to our marathon special. Here with me are Remus Lupin and Sirius Black who are participating in their first marathon today as a team called “The Blind and The Lame”. So Remus could you tell us where the team name comes from?” Molly the reporter asked, as the tone-guy held a microphone to Remus face.
“Oh, well. I am legally blind with only some light perception left and Sirius here lost his right lower leg after an accident and is running with a prosthesis, hence The Lame.”
“Oy Remus I'm not lame, I'm cool. You're the lame one”
“And you're the blind one then?”
“Nah, that doesn't fit. Perhaps we should be called The Blind and The Cool.”
“Okay”, Molly interrupted them before the bickering would get even more out of control, “As I understand it this is your first marathon and your first major run altogether. So what goal have you set for yourself today?”
“We didn't really set a specific goal, like finish in under three hours. Just getting over the finish-line is enough. And if we can perhaps inspire others that you can do whatever you set your mind on, regardless of any `disabilities´ or hindrances… that's a cool bonus.” Remus answered.
“One last question before we continue with the best running music: What got you to sign up for the run today in the wonderful city of Birmingham? Sirius?”
“That's easy. We were drunk at my friend's New Years party and made the resolution to run a marathon together.”
Remus facepalms at Sirius answer, “Actually it is a bit of a longer story…”
“Okay, yeah, but the point is, we made a resolution and we're gonna show everybody who thought we wouldn't or couldn't do it how fu...flipping wrong they are!”