Miles this week: 0
Still
to go: £1,143.00
So this week I
have a few ‘breaking news’ stories! I thought I'd share them with you guys first;
before I splash the news on my social networking sites (you guys get all the
gossip first). I had intended this blog to be called ‘Breaking News’ but, in
light of the first news I'll be sharing, I thought it too ironic...
So
without further delay, the first bit of news concerns my somewhat prolonged
ankle injury. After speaking to a friend of mine (who is a nurse), she seemed
concerned with the quantity of tablets my Doctor had prescribed me for my foot.
Consequently, just to be safe, I took myself off to the minors unit on
Wednesday afternoon, where I had an unpleasant 3 hour wait to see a nurse.
After her assessment she thought I just needed some physio on it, but I still
had to wait for an x-ray because apparently physiotherapists don’t like
patients turning up without one.
So
after the x-ray I had to take another seat to find out what the verdict was.
She showed me the x-ray and said I had some kind of build-up on the ankle,
known to nurses as ‘footballer’s ankle’. That necessitated making ANOTHER
appointment to see a fracture consultant.
I
had to wait until Friday 3pm to see the consultant, though actually I was sat
in the waiting room until gone 4pm before my name was called out. Like me, you
must be thinking that an hour and ten minutes delay wasn't too bad, but my name
was called to wait in another waiting room. I didn’t get seen until quarter to
five... And I was out by ten to five. Typical! So I had to wait all that time
for a five minute consultation. So two
trips to the hospital and almost five hours of my time wasted, not to mention
the £3 I had to fork out for parking (should have been more) to receive the
diagnosis:
A fractured bone in my foot and prescribed
rest for two more weeks!!
So
there you have it, two more weeks and I will hopefully be back into running
mode. Only light running mode, mind you! I'm excited though, as it’s pretty
frustrating sitting round the house wishing and waiting to be back out. I want
to be working up the miles!! I am still concerned that I didn’t get any kind of
support for my foot and keep wondering how the bone will heal if I keep moving
it? If any of you know, please feel free to let me know.
So
this week I have added a shed load of chicken (for the protein) and pints of
milk (for the calcium) to my diet, in an effort to help repair the bone. Crazy
I know, but my thinking was 'if I can do anything to aid this recovery, I
will'.
I WILL heal
quicker!!
Moving
on to better news, I have entered the Edinburgh marathon and was lucky enough
to be accepted to run. This will take place on Sunday 25th May,
which is a mere six weeks after I have tackled my first ever marathon in
London.
The
course is a road race and is described as flat and fast – it was voted the
fastest marathon in the UK by Runners World in 2008 – which is great if it's
your first marathon, or you are looking for a PB, or maybe even if you're still
recovering from London!! I'll provide you guys with more information as and
when I receive it myself.
Following
on from this, my third and final ‘breaking news’ story is that I have also
applied to take part in the New York marathon. I won't find out until the end
of March if I'm lucky enough to have been accepted, but I'll keep you posted.
This marathon takes place in the first weekend of November. With anticipated
50,000-plus runners, it is potentially the biggest marathon in the world.
The
New York marathon sees you cross five districts, starting off on Staten Island.
You then pass through Brooklyn, followed by Queens and Manhattan, with a brief
visit to the Bronx before returning to Manhattan for a Central Park finish.
So let’s all
keep our fingers and toes crossed that I get in!!
No
new sponsorship money has come in this week so I’m guessing you guys don’t want
to view this play I mentioned last week! If you're new to my blog check out the
last blog titled ‘Sense Christmas Family Day’. A little bit of me is happy that
I can lock the video away forever and no one will ever see it, but still sad
that you guys are failing in the challenge I set you (to help my target reach
£500 before the end of the week). So come on, only nine more days to go!!
To
end this blog on a funny story, I have to remind you of my very first blog
where I said that, at some point, my cat would feature in a blog. The time has
now come!
Last
Sunday I bought a toy mouse (with catnip) for our rescue cat, Pickle, to give
her as a Christmas present. She goes crazy for this toy, so we end up buying
her about four a year as she destroys the things. Sara had already bought her a
new mat for her bowls to sit on, as well as a few bags of treats.
It's
important to say at this point that we store family Christmas presents, and the
cat's presents, in a cupboard in our bedroom until we've wrapped and are ready
to distribute them. So now I've set the scene I'll tell you what she did...
Somehow she managed to get into this cupboard (I'm guessing it must have been
the scent of the catnip that led her there, as I had only put the toy away that
very morning).
I
went upstairs later in the day to see the door open and her mouse on the floor,
along with the treats! One of the three bags of treats had been opened and she
had helped herself to quite a few of them. Unfortunately for her, the other bag
must have put up too much of a fight as it only had a couple of hole marks, and
the third bag was fine still inside the carrier bag.
This explains
why she had been so quiet all day
With only 3 more sleeps to
go, I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas, and hope you enjoy your
time off over the festive period with families and loved ones. And if you have
any spare change left over from Christmas shopping then why not make this
wannabe writer happy by visiting my sponsorship page:
Merry Christmas!
Leigh
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