Of course, we all know someone that has been touched by cancer. My great aunt had pancreatic cancer some 45 years ago and there was little that could be done. My mother in law died 10 years ago and although treatment had moved on, she still succombed. In recent years, I lost 2 good friends far too young, and 1 that defeated it and is doing well 3 years on. This year, we learned my mum had cancer - a blow as she had always been the strong one - she is undergoing chemo right now with the aim to give us more time. And now in the last few weeks, another good friend has revealed she has cancer and is about to start treatment.
I saw the Tamara Way on Countryfile a while ago (a couple of years ago) and thought one day I would like to walk it.
So, next year I am going to walk the Tamara Way for Macmillan.
Thr Tamara Way is an 87 mile walk from Plymouth to the North Devon coast. There is a 7 day route that I will follow - it involves daily walks of 10 to 15 mile walks. So although I like walking and do longer walks, I don't regularly do such long walks and certainly don't do 7 days on the trot! So a training plan has to happen and that starts now.
This is week one - I have done daily walks of 2 to 3 miles - trying to improve my fitness to begin with. I have been trying to walk at 4 miles an hour for these walks. I have also been battling Plantar Fascitus, which isn't great tight now, but I have a range of insoles to help and hopefully, it will start getting better. So, I hope to document my progress here - though, to be fair, I say that about a lot of projects!
You've got this. Prayers for your mum.
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