We had a people engagement week at work and I decided to organise a networking event which involved a bake-off challenge with proceeds from sales going to charity. The theme was London Marathon 2018. We had 12 bakers and 12 delicious cakes – as you can see I have some very creative colleagues!! I loved the spirit of the event and the generosity of my colleagues was incredibly touching. The cake sale raised £300 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
My personal favourite cake is the one showing me crossing the finish line in sub 4 hours which would be a dream. Sadly that isn’t likely as I am trying to overcome a shin injury. I have only managed to run 6 miles in 3 weeks. Trying to remain calm and keep my fitness up by using the cross trainer. My cross trainer sessions have ranged from 1 to 3 hours which as you can imagine is incredibly dull. Hoping that a further ten days of rest and some intensive physio therapy will get me to the start line. I have been doing my physio exercises religiously.
This morning instead of being able to do what was planned to be a 20 mile run I did a 3 mile jog/walk to test the injury. It felt promising but I need to remain realistic and proceed cautiously. Fingers crossed it will be ok as with only 4 weeks left and needing to fit in a long run before the big day I am running out of time and feeling the pressure. I don’t want to let all of my amazing friends and colleagues who have supported and sponsored me down. Most of all I really want to do this for Mum who has always been my biggest supporter.
I will leave you with this video from Alzheimer’s Research UK #ShareTheOrange which is very thought provoking.
Living In The Moment With Dementia 