W5R2

[LeeU]

So, after not running since Sunday due to my customer meetings in London at the beginning of the week and subsequent ankle issues caused by ages old shoes (my fault for being frugal), I set out for a nice long causal hilly walk in the treadmill this morning to 'test the waters' so to speak with the ankles.

The next thing I knew Laura was telling me my warm-up walk was over and it was time for my first 8 minute run!

I must have subconsciously hit the C25K podcast instead of Spotify but I must say, I was dying to run.

It turned into a bit of a uneasy run, I completed it without slowing down, even managed to speed up a little at the end, my breathing was all over the place and hard to get into a rhythm, as such my heart-rate wasn't as controlled as previously but it was still a good run and managed to scratch the itch I'd got from missing a day.

I'm say at my desk cooling down a little before hitting the shower, working from home is great for that. My employers are very good and would, if I told them I was preparing to run 5k for charity, make every hour count as 2 hours towards my weekly total (not that I get paid overtime or anything like that).

I will do a 5k run for charity, when I'm ready and I'll fleece as many of the people at work that I can but it needs to be a surprise to them.

I'm not sure whether to do a 50/50 split for SIDS (cot death) and McMillan, any thoughts?

W5R3 on Saturday!

Happy running everyone.

[backintime Graduate]

Well done on getting the unexpected run in.

As far as charities go, I give a monthly donation to Doctors without Borders, as I find it hard to choose and I figure that covers a bit of everything.

My advice would be to choose what is closest to your heart.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done you!!!! Glad to see you again!

Choose the charity you feel strongest about..both really worthwhile

[LeeU Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

You really don't think a raft of chest complaints, a skin cancer scare and a few other ailments are going to keep me away for too long do you? It's the old, you don't know what you've got to you lose it situation, no running and my head starts pointing towards a dark place.

backintime I'm using one post to answer both replies.

Mrs LeeU and I lost our first child to cot death, SIDS has been there IF we needed anything but to be honest, they only ever seem to send any mail, etc, around the anniversary of our son's death. Not ideal.

McMillan have helped a couple of my family in the past plus my mum was recently diagnosed with a form of cancer that has a good history of being put into remission quickly and easily.

I'm not going to say I'm not a charitable person, in the past the only charity I would donate to was the RNLI, I hate charities that have massive management structures and pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to their principle, CEO whatever you want to call them.

Since the inception of Help for Heroes, this and the RNLI have been the only 2 I will donate to.

I'd love to say I'll do it towards my next holiday fund but I doubt I'd get away with it!