G&A Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi Everyone!! Thats it, im all signed up for the 2011 race For Life 10km challenge!! Yep, the 10km and for a non-runner as myself, some challenge it is!! I know what its like to hear the words "I'm going to refer you", to feel your blood run cold, and that very minute how everything feels like it has changed for ever. Ive been with patients prior to surgery, assisted with their anaesthetic and been there when they have woken up. I don't know anyone who in one way or another has not been affected by this dreadful disease in some way, be it themselves, friends or family. Cancer Research UK is at the forefront of giving us all the chance of achieving the best possible outcome from cancer treatment, and only through their continued research will we be taking our future back. Please help me make a difference if you can, the link to my online sponsorship is below, and if you are a taxpayer, please tick for gift aid. If you would like to sponsor me but prefer not to do it online, then please pm me, i will be very grateful for every penny. If anyone would like to sponsor me in memory of a loved one or friend, and have their name written on a banner my friend and i will be carrying, please do, you can pm me any details. Many thanks, Annie http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/annhudson-smith0406 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pks1702 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Well done Annie a great cause - done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thank-you very much Perry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAYTONA-BILL Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi Annie, PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Note to self-must train outside the village to avoid utter humilliation due ones running style akin to that of Mr Blobby-blotchy appearance and all...........lets face it, resembling luncheon meat is not a good look!! Result of day 1 training-blisters -achy legs -sore knees -craving for butterkist popcorn, Galaxy chocolate, and sweets. Plan for day 2-blister plasters (lots) -resemble Mr Blobby somewhere no-one recognises me so far less chance of being sectioned!! -get the children to hide the popcorn, chocolate and sweets! (if they didn't all get eaten!!) -pray for a miracle in the form of a dose of stamina and lungs that are a little more compliant to the requirement for large doses of oxygen. -Keep calm and carry on -have some Pimms in the fridge if all else fails !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Well done Annie, and good luck!! Donation made xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Many thanks Mark, much appreciated. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 donation made annie good luck and best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 donation sent from me in memory of Dot, she was a mum in law in a million! (the other 999,999 I have had were boody awful!) great cause and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Thank-you very much guys, .........spent 2 hours round the local reservoir today, "ouch" is all i have to say!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jax 3 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Keep up the hard work Annie, it is for a great cause. Donation sent. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Many thanks, hope u are well and look forward to seeing u soon!! Annie xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAYTONA-BILL Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hi Annie, I`l post our (Karen and me) donation tomorrow. Sorry it took longer than hoped, but i`ve been looking after Karen while she`s recovering from her op . Hopefully, you`ll get it wednesday. Good luck, and our very best wishes for the run . Regards ............... Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hey Neil, no worries, not a problem at all. I hope Karen's recovery is going well? I will keep the thread posted as to my training progress-maybe i should make a video diary if only for Gav's amusement (couldn't post it there'd be nothing but bleeps!!) Off to get more blister plasters..............and must remember to charge my ipod-it does help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Im just out of the shower from my 3rd training session............woop woop, managed to run a greater proportion of the route!! Not that its a long route, but it has 2 steepish hills ............tho i must admit i havent managed to run all the way up them yet!! Blister plasters are working a treat, but I must remember not to breathe in through my mouth.................flys are cr@p at navigating, don't feel great when they hit the back of your throat, and result in a gagging and coughing fit!! (And im not going to think about where they might have been.....eww !!) So, quite pleased.......i did have the feeling progress just wasn't going to happen.........I haven't actually said that i spent a lot of my childhood restricted by severe asthma, on steroids and in many an oxygen tent, intimately aquainted with nebulisers until 19........and never actually made it round the 400m track at school!! I guess its never too late!! ..............and if it is.......i'll flippin well walk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 keep your head up annie we are all rooting for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Sorry for the late response...consider yourself well and truly sponsored for a great cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneakp Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Will do - gonna get expensive as Maggott is doing it too Joking aside - great cause - we know two people affected - fortunatley (or more importantly down to the good work of those who have gone before) one has been clear for a good while and the other has a good prognosis. Just make sure you dont look like Mr Blobby going around ...lol! rgds Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Many thanks Jim, much appreciated! Hi Wayne-thank-you!! Well im searching for pink stetsons, got the t-shirts, hoping to find pink combat shorts (saw them about last yr but not this year so far!!) pink socks, pink laces, and whatever else i can find that wont make me overheat!! As for not looking like Mr Blobby, pink and blotchy may not be avoidable, tho i will not be charging round yelling "Blobby, Blobby, Blobby!!" and knocking everybody over.......unless i fall and cause a domino effect for which i accept no responsibility!! Under such circumstances, im pretty sure it won't be "Blobby" i'll be yelling!! Many thanks again for everyones support.......will keep updating everyone with how the training is going!! Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 I guessed it might be sensible to take a minute to consider what im eating-oats are apparently good for you, though porridge feels a bit wintery.........so I made them into flapjack!! Wondering if thats why my legs were a little reluctant to move at much more than a brisk walk today!! Any runners out there?.........Why is it my legs feel like lead weights even after a very short run? (and I mean short, as in as soon as i set off!!) Its been a nice sunny day, put my running gear on......did my legs want to cooperate? No! I sincerely believe they have a mind of their own. Any advice on taming them would be gratefully received!! Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Just recovering from my latest training mission..........headed off in my usual direction with my daughter Ellen ( She has thoughts of becoming an RAF PTI or personal trainer so she can run!!) and we decided to take the long route, and i was dreading it!! I can't run the whole of the short route so twice the distance was looking like a potential moral crusher...........but, I have been quite pleased with how much I managed to run. Rather than picking a point in the distance and aiming to run that far, Im just heading off (still forgot my i-pod!) and plodding on.........and managing to run much further than I anticipated! I even ran up a hill......and had started a way back, not just at the bottom of it, and really surprised myself! Im wondering if it was starting off thinking i didnt have a hope........couldnt run for laughing!! Ellen had her i-pod and i tried to get her attention, to no avail.......so I found a use for the water I was carrying!! It worked!! she didnt appreciate it greatly and I got the giggles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My Daughter Clare and here Aunty is Racing For Life so I'm Sponsoring her , i hope that's OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 My thoughts are with them Brian!! Good luck to them both, i hope they have fun too. I tried the same route today as yesterday, and although a little stiff, managed about the same.......im on a mission to make sure i run up the nastiest hill, and so far have somehow managed to reach the top both times!! ..........hey next friday and the weekend looking bright-may just have to head for the reservoir!! If only the dogs would run in the same direction id take them with me........however they seem to be determined to tie me in knots.........good job they can't hold a camera!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&A Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 ...........there were certain words uttered whilst training today!! If the wind wasn't trying to knock me off my feet, it was forcing me backwards! .........so i walked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAYTONA-BILL Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hi Annie, how`s the training and fund raising going on?. Hope all is well ............... Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.