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PLWC Director talks at World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16. September 2009
The 15th of September marks World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD). It is being marked in a global environment in which lymphoma (a cancer of the blood) is no longer being considered a rare disease, its incidence having doubled in the past 55 years. WLAD was initiated in 2004 to raise public awareness of both Hodgkin [...]
Continue reading...10 years clear..and I ran the New York marathon to celebrate!
30. March 2009
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share an important milestone with you. I have been clear 10 years!! I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1998. After 9 months of chemo and 2 rounds of abdominal surgery things looked “good”. But as you know, you don’t get a Noddy badge or a gold star to say [...]
Comrades for Cancer Buddies
- Injury woes!Just when I thought I was getting on top of my game, a little surprise injury comes along to derail all my plans. I bought new running shoes last week, and unfortunately took the advice of the shoe sales man who told me to buy a pair larger than the last ones because I was [...] […]
- 5 Months to go and 1400km’s of roadwork ahead!Well we are firmly into January, and the training for Comrades has begun in earnest. The training programme I am following (www.alsoranrunners.info) says I need to be doing in the region of 65km’s per week! Thats quite a step up for me as I have been averaging about 40km’s per week up to now. Since I [...] […]
- Runners World ArticleRunnersworld Article January 2010 After chatting to the team at Runners World, I was astounded that they selected me as one of their “heroes” of 2009 for choosing to run the Comrades in 2010 to raise cash for Cancer Buddies! I certainly don’t feel like a hero today after running the Bay to Bay yesterday..but thanks [...] […]
- Comrades Entry Confirmed!I checked the Comrades web site yesterday and see that my entry has been confirmed! Now I am really nervous, as there are no excuses for not running. This past week was a tough week from a training perspective. I flew to JHB twice in one week so missed out on 3 days of training [...] […]
- Landmarks Half MarathonLast week was a good week. I did 45km of road work, which included the Landmarks Half Marathon. The great thing about doing these half marathons regularly is that you can see the progress in fitness and experience, as a result I really enjoyed the day out on the road. The course was excellent, and I [...] […]
25. February 2010
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