So the rule with training now is back to "you can do anything that doesn't hurt"....lemme think about this! Ha ha ha. The team at Clinic 88 have been awesome - I'm getting the least amount of pain through my lower back than I've had during/post training since I hurt it in 97. Huge thanks to Steve (aka the Spatula) and Nicole (aka Knickers according to Spatula).
Today my not-so-athletic frame was published in "Inside Finance" - the internal newsletter for our agency. It's brought on some new supporters which is fantastic - despite knowing 1 in 2 people will get cancer and knowing that for each of those people there are 3 or more people directly affected by that person's diagnosis, I'm only just finding people who share my pain of losing my Mum.
Yesterday Jenn who is doing the same trip as me got in contact (I'm organising some trek training for the people travelling) and when I read her profile it was as if she was talking about my Mum: "I am running this race in memory of Great Aunt Mary, who passed away from pancreatic cancer 19 years ago. It's been 19 years and still we do not have a cure for this and other horrific forms of cancer! Aunt Mary was a strong, kind, caring, loud, funny but all-round loving woman and she inspired me greatly to be the same."...
It's been 13 years since my Mum of the same character died from pancreatic cancer and I think close to 35 years since my grandfather died (he died before I was born and my Mum died before seeing any of her grandchildren). I live how I think my Mum would be most proud of me which includes doing challenges like the one I am treating myself to - I've always wanted to go to Vietnam and what a way to do it!!
Anyway I best get off to the gym. I will try and get a bunch of pics up tonight when I get home from the gym.
Fi
Every single day 300 Australians are given the news that they have cancer. I was one of those people who was lucky to catch it in time. My mum wasn't. My challenge is to raise funds and awareness through embarking on a physically demanding trip through Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam so that Cure Cancer Australia can provide funding for doctors researching a cure. This blog is an honest unbarred online account of my journey to prepare and complete the challenge.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Half way!
Well, another immensley busy week down. It's now 83 days since I started this blog and at the end of my very first post I had a tongue twister I was going to master (master criteria being able to say it three times reasonably quickly) during my training walks....I still can't spit it out! In case you're just joining me on my journey, here it is again:
A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk, the skunk thought the stump stunk. So which one stunk, the stump or the skunk?
Funny enough, I couldn't even type it just then, no wonder I can't say it yet!
So back to it being 83 days since I started, it's also 84 days till I fly out....I'm half way! Positives are that I made the August fundraising target, my iron has increased and I'm getting stronger. Negatives are that I'm only at 11% of my goal fundraising total, but I do have my two major initiatives to go. First up is the Degustation at the Green Herring on September 10th with wines matched and donated by Granitevale Estate (bookings at dego.fundraiser@mail.com, tickets are $100) - it's set to be a huge night and bookings are rolling in. Then, I have this Monday as an annual leave day to drum up the vouchers for the 100 Club and then I can register it with the ACT Government as a raffle (disappointed it's going to cost $111 for the registration, but I wanted to give blow out prizes). Tickets for that are $50 and limited to 100 tickets, so even if I have to buy all the prizes it will still be a huge boost to my fundraising.
Wednesday night I finally got to use the Gym at work - I got access a little while ago but couldn't find it! Turns out it's in the sub-basement not the basement.....Anyway, my friend Alex kindly held my hand navigating the corridors and we had a good little work out while it rained and blew a gale outside. My hip is settling so I gave it a little work out and focussed on my upper body instead. My Biceps are still killing but when I tried flexing them to see what the looked like, nothing seemed to happen! Although it was flexed, I had to use the fingers of my other hand to feel out the muscle they are so tiny!! Steve at Clinic 88 just laughed when I showed him, but as a boxer he has well defined arms anyway so I he was always going to giggle himself silly.
So that's it for today! I'm working all weekend this weekend so training will be light again, but the cash all goes to paying for my trip so that is important too. Next mission on that front is to seek out a corporate sponsor - running out of time to get a new job before I go and desperately worried I might have to borrow the money to pay for my travel & have a bit of spare cash!
A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk, the skunk thought the stump stunk. So which one stunk, the stump or the skunk?
Funny enough, I couldn't even type it just then, no wonder I can't say it yet!
So back to it being 83 days since I started, it's also 84 days till I fly out....I'm half way! Positives are that I made the August fundraising target, my iron has increased and I'm getting stronger. Negatives are that I'm only at 11% of my goal fundraising total, but I do have my two major initiatives to go. First up is the Degustation at the Green Herring on September 10th with wines matched and donated by Granitevale Estate (bookings at dego.fundraiser@mail.com, tickets are $100) - it's set to be a huge night and bookings are rolling in. Then, I have this Monday as an annual leave day to drum up the vouchers for the 100 Club and then I can register it with the ACT Government as a raffle (disappointed it's going to cost $111 for the registration, but I wanted to give blow out prizes). Tickets for that are $50 and limited to 100 tickets, so even if I have to buy all the prizes it will still be a huge boost to my fundraising.
Wednesday night I finally got to use the Gym at work - I got access a little while ago but couldn't find it! Turns out it's in the sub-basement not the basement.....Anyway, my friend Alex kindly held my hand navigating the corridors and we had a good little work out while it rained and blew a gale outside. My hip is settling so I gave it a little work out and focussed on my upper body instead. My Biceps are still killing but when I tried flexing them to see what the looked like, nothing seemed to happen! Although it was flexed, I had to use the fingers of my other hand to feel out the muscle they are so tiny!! Steve at Clinic 88 just laughed when I showed him, but as a boxer he has well defined arms anyway so I he was always going to giggle himself silly.
So that's it for today! I'm working all weekend this weekend so training will be light again, but the cash all goes to paying for my trip so that is important too. Next mission on that front is to seek out a corporate sponsor - running out of time to get a new job before I go and desperately worried I might have to borrow the money to pay for my travel & have a bit of spare cash!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Crazy times!
Wow...I have been so flat out I didn't realise 2 weeks have passed since I blogged!
So, my magic list...erm...well hasn't progressed much unfortunately but it's time to update it anyway:
1. Dego - booked for 10 Sept, advertising underway and 20 out of 74 seats look to be gone already. Please send me an email at coachmcfi at yahoo in Aus and I will send the invite out to you.
2. 100 Club - I am taking next Monday off to traipse around and sort the vouchers out. Need to design the tickets.
3. Race Partner - still solo...someone must be interested!
4. New job - still job hunting :(
5. Fund raising tins - Cure Cancer have some fundraising tins on order which they are happy to send me down. Need to organise to fundraise at DFO and maybe one of the Duathlons.
Injuries and illness have grabbed hold of me again in the form of a strained hip and a head cold. Still not as bad as cancer and so I march on to November 6 :)
So, my magic list...erm...well hasn't progressed much unfortunately but it's time to update it anyway:
1. Dego - booked for 10 Sept, advertising underway and 20 out of 74 seats look to be gone already. Please send me an email at coachmcfi at yahoo in Aus and I will send the invite out to you.
2. 100 Club - I am taking next Monday off to traipse around and sort the vouchers out. Need to design the tickets.
3. Race Partner - still solo...someone must be interested!
4. New job - still job hunting :(
5. Fund raising tins - Cure Cancer have some fundraising tins on order which they are happy to send me down. Need to organise to fundraise at DFO and maybe one of the Duathlons.
Injuries and illness have grabbed hold of me again in the form of a strained hip and a head cold. Still not as bad as cancer and so I march on to November 6 :)
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