This week has been good so far. I weighed in and lost weight. I had really sore knees from Sundays run but overcame that on Tuesday with a 3-miler and yesterday I managed to improve my speed on a 4-mile run. I did it in 38 minutes which I think was partly due to help from my friend Matt who ran with me, he was pulling me along and so in the end we went at 9.5 min/mile which I'm very pleased about.
This weekend is going to be a bit trickier. I am due to be at a party all day tomorrow which means I need to get up and do my 3 miles in the morning. I'm working late tonight which means my swim will be later than usual and so I feel it's all in a bit of a rush. I am also due to be pre-occupied most of Sunday so again I'll have to get up in the morning and run my 5 miles.
I'm sure I'll squeeze it all in but it's going to be a bit trickier than usual.
Have a good weekend everyone!
-Erik
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Thursday, 28 April 2011
A bit more about the charity
So not all of you will know but I've started doing some voluntary work in the past 2 months. Part of the reason for this is that all (most) of my friends were there for me in December when I broke up with my wife. I was going through a torrid time but they helped me pull through.
I thought - not everyone is that lucky to have a natural support network around them. Some people are left to fight adversity on their own. One of the most influential people in my life over the past 5+ years has been my mother-in-law who has and is battling cancer and so I asked her advice for some charities that had helped her.
She suggested the Duchess of Kent House which is a local house/hospice for cancer patients in Reading and surrounding areas. http://www.dokhc.org.uk/Pages/Default.aspx?pid=MQA=
After looking on their website I saw that they were looking for volunteers to help with their bereavement support visiting service which helps the friends and families of patients at the house with their grief after they pass away. I must point out that not all the people that go to the Duchess of Kent house to die, they have day-care support and support groups for people at different stages and they do see people come in and then leave again.
I thought the bereavement support service was perfect for me as I want to help others and so in March I spent 30+ hours training for this. It was a bit of a roller coaster emotionally as we had to visit some of our own demons in terms of loss - I lost my dad in 2007 and so it wasn't too long ago I was going through the early stages of grief.
I've now finished the training and I was referred my first client the other day - who didn't want the service. I hope I can make a difference to someone's life soon, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
This is the charity I want to try and raise money for when I eventually do the marathon race. They're a fantastic, local charity that help a lot of people and so I want to help them if I can. I hope some of you will sponsor me when I do the race as it's a fantastic cause.
Thanks for reading!
Erik
I thought - not everyone is that lucky to have a natural support network around them. Some people are left to fight adversity on their own. One of the most influential people in my life over the past 5+ years has been my mother-in-law who has and is battling cancer and so I asked her advice for some charities that had helped her.
She suggested the Duchess of Kent House which is a local house/hospice for cancer patients in Reading and surrounding areas. http://www.dokhc.org.uk/Pages/Default.aspx?pid=MQA=
After looking on their website I saw that they were looking for volunteers to help with their bereavement support visiting service which helps the friends and families of patients at the house with their grief after they pass away. I must point out that not all the people that go to the Duchess of Kent house to die, they have day-care support and support groups for people at different stages and they do see people come in and then leave again.
I thought the bereavement support service was perfect for me as I want to help others and so in March I spent 30+ hours training for this. It was a bit of a roller coaster emotionally as we had to visit some of our own demons in terms of loss - I lost my dad in 2007 and so it wasn't too long ago I was going through the early stages of grief.
I've now finished the training and I was referred my first client the other day - who didn't want the service. I hope I can make a difference to someone's life soon, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
This is the charity I want to try and raise money for when I eventually do the marathon race. They're a fantastic, local charity that help a lot of people and so I want to help them if I can. I hope some of you will sponsor me when I do the race as it's a fantastic cause.
Thanks for reading!
Erik
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
I've just entered the ballot!
I've just entered the ballot for the London Marathon 2012, the chances of getting in are slim - about 1 in 5 so I'm almost planning to run Brighton or Blackpool already! They are both in April every year too.
Wish me luck!
Erik
Wish me luck!
Erik
Racking up the hits
So I know who some of you are that read the blog and I'd like to know who the rest of you are!
I was very pleased to reach 500 hits on Friday and I've today hit 600 - another 100 in 4 days!
Kindly leave a comment and let me know who you are (only if you want to) as I really appreciate all the hits, they're keeping me motivated.
All the best,
Erik
I was very pleased to reach 500 hits on Friday and I've today hit 600 - another 100 in 4 days!
Kindly leave a comment and let me know who you are (only if you want to) as I really appreciate all the hits, they're keeping me motivated.
All the best,
Erik
Monday, 25 April 2011
Week 5: Weigh-in - under 200!
Hi all,
Feeling very positive this morning as I weighed myself and I've lost another 2lbs and that's taken me under the 200 mark! It has inspired me to try extra hard this week to get down to my next goal which is 14 stone (196 lbs) in the next couple of weeks!
My knees were really hurting yesterday after my long run on Sunday but they feel ok today so I'm hoping my 3-mile run won't cause any further problems. Let's see how I get on.
All the best,
Erik
Feeling very positive this morning as I weighed myself and I've lost another 2lbs and that's taken me under the 200 mark! It has inspired me to try extra hard this week to get down to my next goal which is 14 stone (196 lbs) in the next couple of weeks!
My knees were really hurting yesterday after my long run on Sunday but they feel ok today so I'm hoping my 3-mile run won't cause any further problems. Let's see how I get on.
All the best,
Erik
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