Race for Life.

This Sunday, 30th June 2013, I am doing the Race for Life in Shrewsbury. If you haven't heard of that place its probably because not many people have. I think, like most places in Shropshire, its only famous for its landscape.

Well, I might be doing the Race for Life, except I forgot to book the day off work and guess what? I've been given a shift that day. So I'm trying to get someone to cover for me, as long as as i speak to my boss tomorrow, all should be fine. Hopefully.

There's also the issue with the lack of training I've been doing. By lack of, I mean I cannot remember how long its been since I last ran. Yeah, that long. I'm not talking years here, a few months ago I was jogging every morning like a pro (pro time-of-day-wise, not style or ability). Its been a while anyway. Reckon I can train fo a 5k in 4 days? 

Hmmm....

Anyway, if you fancy sponsoring me a little, that would be amazing. Thank you if you do, every little helps!

I guess this is the part where I tell you why I'm doing Race for Life and what my story is. 

Basically, 3 years ago my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, about this time 3 years ago she'd just started her chemotherapy in fact. It was an extremely difficult time, not only because she was ill, but because it was just her, me and my sister who was only 9 at the time, so we had to make do and try to go on with life as normal. Anyway, I'm doing Race for Life this year because a group of my friends suggested it and obviously the fight against cancer is very close to my heart, hence my contribution to the cause, and hopefully yours.

This truly is an awful disease, and the way it seems, I don't know the statistics, its just an observation, but the way it seems, cancer cases are on the rise, and although treatments and preventions are developing all the time, its just not currently quick enough; there are some people we can't yet help, but one day, hopefully, we can cure the majority of unfortunates who are diagnosed.

Cancer, we're coming to get you. 

(we includes you too if you decide to sponsor me, to do so, click this sentence.)

Interesting fact about Shrewsbury: the other thing it is famous for is that Charles Darwin was born and raised there. (yep, the Charles Darwin!)