November Nightmare - The Challenge begins
The idea for a 12 month challenge began as my Father-in-Law was in Myton Hospice, Warwick. The round-the-clock care by staff and volunteers, plus the medicines and machinery needed to make people comfortable and give them dignity in their final days was truly humbling. I decided that I wanted to do something to raise much-needed funds for the hospice network so others can benefit from the care and dedication provided. Of course, I was always a runner... there are myriad reports from events stretching back over the years (which I will repost in time), but the past 2 years have seen me battle with something I thought was a myth: perimenopause. For the menfolk among you, this will seem wild. My body totally changed. I randomly gained weight without changing anything. I would get tired within a couple of hours of getting up. My brain stopped functioning for about 2 weeks per month. It was awful. I still went training, but it was hard. My muscles didn't want to work properly and ...
