As you all know, this final session of chemo really knocked me for six but I am delighted to say that I feel like I am coming out of the other side.
Yesterday morning I walked Dude for the first time in two weeks. I have to say that I was grateful that Dude seemed to find even more things to sniff at and wee on than usual because I quickly began to sparkle and get out of breath. I really felt it in my legs too. I was amazed how quickly I have got out of shape. Just two weeks of inactivity have really taken their toll.
In January this year Phil and I decided that we wanted to get fitter. We decided that the best way to get the motivation to make the extra effort was to sign up for a 5k ‘fun run’. Not wanting to over-stretch ourselves, we went for one in October. In Aberdeen, several of my colleagues are runners and Duncan M, put together a training plan for us as novices to get us up to 5k over a period of weeks. I haven’t done any running training or Zumba since I stated the chemotherapy but I was still walking Dude pretty much at least once a day until the last session. Duncan had also seen a run in Aberdeen called the Black Light run which has a bit of a party atmosphere, it’s run at night with neon pain dust and UV lights – like a rave run which he thought looked like fun!! Well there was one in Norwich on October 17th and Phil and I signed up for it.
There are just 4 weeks until then and today we have decided that we will do it… although we are unlikely to run any of it, I hope to be back up to a comfortable brisk walk by then rather than today’s plod!!
If anyone would like to sponsor us, we are going to set up something with Big C like a just giving site but without having to pay a fee for admin and will post the link once we’ve got it organised. Please don’t feel obliged to sponsor us, we are planning to have fun but thought it would be a waste to do it without giving you the option!
Talk to you soon
Lots of love Mand xxx
Wonderful to hear that you’re feeling so much better!
And I’m very impressed with your 5k walk plan! Looking forward to hearing how you get on! What do the docs say about it? Can you just exercise to any level you feel comfortable with, or are you supposed to take it properly easy? (just checking…)
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Good to have an aim. Just take it easy and in four weeks I am sure fitness level will have greatly improved. Remember Win Hill? The feeling of achievement will be fantastic as well as raising funds for such a worthy cause as the Big C.
Love you lots xxx
My pilates teacher says it only takes two weeks to get out of shape….it won’t take you long to get back there! Good luck with the 5K. I will send some money back with Mum. #gomandgo!!
Love you, big sister Booie XX