Go!

"And they're off!" as the time honoured phrase exclaims.

As the rain lashed down and the wind howled, Alex and Christo donned their Lycra and contemplated the sanity of galumphing around Wimbledon common.

As they wend their individual ways to the starting pistol for this, the opening event in the Evoking History calendar:  The 3000 metres Cross-Country run.  A deity of sorts, fate, fortuity and happenstance all smiled upon their thinning pates and gifted them a fresh but sun-kissed galumph.  And so it was that with little pomp or circumstance, the number of events was whittled down to 84.

A wise man once said that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.  Our journey has begun.  3000ish steps have been taken.  How many more will be taken between now and 31st December?  Answers on a postcard!

The next event will be a 5000 metre galumph through altogether less of a morass.  Watch this space, facebook and www.sportstarts.org and indeed twitter.  There will be events to join should you so wish.