Tales from the cancer road...
A loss
Mum's oldest friend Peg, who lost a long and tiring battle last week. Mum will help scatter her ashes in the bluebell wood where they walked and talked about life and love - and bluebells - for half a century. May she rest in peace.
A victory
For Alistair & Pam, who have been in a very dark place for a very long time, stuggling on towards the light at the end of the tunnel, which waxed and waned and at times didn't seem real. But real it was, and last week they burst out into it, with a clear scan result at last for Pam! The road is to be travelled a bit further still, but how much lighter the journey.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Monday June 25th
Check out these babies!!
My new asics Gel cumulus 13s, with memory foam around the ankles(not sure this is working though because I forgot to turn my iphone off at the end of my run)! Yes, I said "run", because I resarted my training today. I considered the sweatshop half marathon plan, but it involved cross training and swimming and things. I mean pur-lease!!
So, Matt, you win, I'm sticking with you. I'm repeating week 2, and did my first 20 mins steady after work today, which means the dreaded intervals tomorrow (according to my iphone i ran 7 and half miles at roughly two minutes per mile! I must buy a proper watch!).
On Wednesday I'm having physio - my ankle is runnable but is still not right (but the gel shoes are soooooooooo supportive and comfy) and going to pilates, which is supposed to help.
Fibonacci the cat is also on the mend and is at this moment showing off his magnificant scar to a blackbird which is doing its duster on top of the trellis.
Check out these babies!!
My new asics Gel cumulus 13s, with memory foam around the ankles(not sure this is working though because I forgot to turn my iphone off at the end of my run)! Yes, I said "run", because I resarted my training today. I considered the sweatshop half marathon plan, but it involved cross training and swimming and things. I mean pur-lease!!
So, Matt, you win, I'm sticking with you. I'm repeating week 2, and did my first 20 mins steady after work today, which means the dreaded intervals tomorrow (according to my iphone i ran 7 and half miles at roughly two minutes per mile! I must buy a proper watch!).
On Wednesday I'm having physio - my ankle is runnable but is still not right (but the gel shoes are soooooooooo supportive and comfy) and going to pilates, which is supposed to help.
Fibonacci the cat is also on the mend and is at this moment showing off his magnificant scar to a blackbird which is doing its duster on top of the trellis.
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Wednesday June 20th
Well, it's all been a bit fraught at running HQ, with not much running! I'm carrying on with my ankle strengthening exercises and that seems to be pr0gressing nicely. Yesterday lunchtime I did 30 mins along the canal and was dead chuffed with myself. And I saw a dead rat and a seagul with a dead starling in its beak. My crappy iphone calculated this to be 6 and a half miles! I wish!!! So I've no idea how far I ran. Roll on end of contract so it can go in the bin and I can get my hands on the delicious new shiney Samsung Galaxy SIII.
Fibonaccithecat has been poorly and had a tumour removed. He,too, is on the mend, but is wearing a collar and still isn't allowed out so he spends most of the day sleeping and most of the night getting wedged under furniture or trying to get out of the catflaop; and I spend most of the day trying to stop him scratching/licking his huge scar and most of the night freeing him from under said furniture and shouting at him to STOP BANGING ON THE SODDING CATFLAP!!!
So not ideal running preparations really! Am absolutely knackered.
But today I bought some new running shoes from Sweatshop which have a bit more cushioning than my Vapor 9s. I'm going to try them out tomorrow. I also got a free pass into their FullPotentil run club, which I have to say looks great and they are designing me a training plan as part of the deal so I'll see what it looks like and, I'm sorry Matt, but I may have to let you go....
And more good news - my Team Bones runnign tee-shirt arrived today so now I feel like it's actually happening (bugger!). And my sponsorship is starting to mount up even though I haven't properly advertised yet
So I think we're getting there,slowly...does anyone want a cat?
Well, it's all been a bit fraught at running HQ, with not much running! I'm carrying on with my ankle strengthening exercises and that seems to be pr0gressing nicely. Yesterday lunchtime I did 30 mins along the canal and was dead chuffed with myself. And I saw a dead rat and a seagul with a dead starling in its beak. My crappy iphone calculated this to be 6 and a half miles! I wish!!! So I've no idea how far I ran. Roll on end of contract so it can go in the bin and I can get my hands on the delicious new shiney Samsung Galaxy SIII.
Fibonaccithecat has been poorly and had a tumour removed. He,too, is on the mend, but is wearing a collar and still isn't allowed out so he spends most of the day sleeping and most of the night getting wedged under furniture or trying to get out of the catflaop; and I spend most of the day trying to stop him scratching/licking his huge scar and most of the night freeing him from under said furniture and shouting at him to STOP BANGING ON THE SODDING CATFLAP!!!
So not ideal running preparations really! Am absolutely knackered.
But today I bought some new running shoes from Sweatshop which have a bit more cushioning than my Vapor 9s. I'm going to try them out tomorrow. I also got a free pass into their FullPotentil run club, which I have to say looks great and they are designing me a training plan as part of the deal so I'll see what it looks like and, I'm sorry Matt, but I may have to let you go....
And more good news - my Team Bones runnign tee-shirt arrived today so now I feel like it's actually happening (bugger!). And my sponsorship is starting to mount up even though I haven't properly advertised yet
So I think we're getting there,slowly...does anyone want a cat?
Sunday 10 June 2012
Week 6
Sunday June 10th
Did she or didn't she...?
Yes she bally well did!! twenty minutes at super slow pace - I was actually passed by a couple of snails at one point. But 20 minutes is 20 minutes and after three weeks of nothing it felt brilliant to be back in my running shoes. No ill effects with ankle , but tomorrow will tell the true story...
So a great weekend so far - not only am I back out there on the case for BCRT, but I watched the glorious Richie McCaw leading the All Blacks to victory (surely made by angels in Openside Flanker Heaven). Fabbo!
Sunday June 10th
Did she or didn't she...?
Yes she bally well did!! twenty minutes at super slow pace - I was actually passed by a couple of snails at one point. But 20 minutes is 20 minutes and after three weeks of nothing it felt brilliant to be back in my running shoes. No ill effects with ankle , but tomorrow will tell the true story...
So a great weekend so far - not only am I back out there on the case for BCRT, but I watched the glorious Richie McCaw leading the All Blacks to victory (surely made by angels in Openside Flanker Heaven). Fabbo!
Saturday 9 June 2012
Week 6
Saturday June 9th
Greetings, Blogfollowers! It has been very quiet of late at Running HQ. Week 6 ends tomorrow with a 60 minute steady, but I haven't run since the end of week 3!! The lovely physios at the Camden Physio Clinic have been working on me and giving me exercises to strengthen my ankle and tomorrow I'm going to try a little jogette to see how things feel. Maybe 15 mins no more. If all is well I'll repeat week 3, but will do all runs at steady pace, no tempo and definitely NO intervals! At the and of the day, the object is to get round and raise money for BCRT, not break the land speed record.....
Fibi is all blogged out and is snoozing on the potato sacks in the greenhouse.
Tomorrow, here I come!!
Saturday June 9th
Greetings, Blogfollowers! It has been very quiet of late at Running HQ. Week 6 ends tomorrow with a 60 minute steady, but I haven't run since the end of week 3!! The lovely physios at the Camden Physio Clinic have been working on me and giving me exercises to strengthen my ankle and tomorrow I'm going to try a little jogette to see how things feel. Maybe 15 mins no more. If all is well I'll repeat week 3, but will do all runs at steady pace, no tempo and definitely NO intervals! At the and of the day, the object is to get round and raise money for BCRT, not break the land speed record.....
Fibi is all blogged out and is snoozing on the potato sacks in the greenhouse.
Tomorrow, here I come!!
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