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Run Fat Boy Run

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Hi Owen - where DO you get the energy from to run all those miles, train and do your volunteering work x 2? Think I'll rename you 'Wonderman'. Very well done on all your achievements to date.

Type2 since April 2016
Metformin withdrawn
Diet & exercise only
 
Another 11k added to the training tally making a running total 57k (plus the stuff I did before my Sports Tracker). Blister on Blisters.
 
wirralass said:
Hi Owen - where DO you get the energy from to run all those miles, train and do your volunteering work x 2? Think I'll rename you 'Wonderman'. Very well done on all your achievements to date.

Type2 since April 2016
Metformin withdrawn
Diet & exercise only
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No not wonderman. The running is more like fast walking/jogging (although I had to move really fast on the last mile yesterday to get to a medical emergency). The SARS training compliments everything else and call outs are infrequent. All this helps me from dwelling on chronic illness, so its quite selfish really.
 
It's up to £318.83 now.
 
Owen said:
Another 11k added to the training tally making a running total 57k (plus the stuff I did before my Sports Tracker). Blister on Blisters.
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@Owen, VERY WELL DONE FOR ACHIEVING A FURTHER 11K OWEN....and TOTAL TO DATE OF 57K. AMAZING
 
After another night pounding the pavements, total distance is now 83k with a 10k lap time of 1 hour 24 in boots and carrying a full medical kit. That's got to be worth 50p of anyones money
 
Owen said:
I volunteer for Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service (LIVES.). LIVES provide a community based urgent medical response which often saves lives due to the speed of turn out. I have personally attended 15 calls so far this year including 8 glycemic emergencies. I am just 1 of 700 volunteers.

I'm running the Lincoln 10K for LIVES. Ironically its April 2nd, a day after the Anniversary of my Mothers Death. No obligations whatsoever if you would offer a small donation to celebrate my stupidity or if you want bung a quid to your own cause, every little helps.

I will be carrying a full Para Bag (including defib & oxygen), might need the latter.
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Well done Owen, interesting the number of glycemic emergencies, especially as a % of the total you have attended.

I don't need to give advice about running although I did a bit many years ago. Just one thing! Watch out for your knees. It's only my opinion but only skinny people should run, the rest of us aren't built for it. My orthopedic surgeon was always moaning about people who had basically knackered their knees running on pavement. I expect running shoes are better these days. Just be careful of the knees.
 
graj0 said:
Well done Owen, interesting the number of glycemic emergencies, especially as a % of the total you have attended.

I don't need to give advice about running although I did a bit many years ago. Just one thing! Watch out for your knees. It's only my opinion but only skinny people should run, the rest of us aren't built for it. My orthopedic surgeon was always moaning about people who had basically knackered their knees running on pavement. I expect running shoes are better these days. Just be careful of the knees.
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Thanks for your concern, I am working with an excellent physiotherapist. The run is actually what I call a tab or yomp. Basically it is quite fast paced walking interspersed with "trotting".

There are a series of events planned culminating next year with to London - Brighton Challenge. I don't want to give too much away yet. But each challenge gets a bit harder.
 
Very well done Owen. Please stay safe if you're running with 'Doris' - 80-100mph gales here - no sign of abating! And take care of those feet & knees.
 
Owen said:
I'm trying different options for footwear, either tracerlites, karrimor or something new. Problem solved all blisters burst during extrication trying with SARS today. Soaking feet in pot perm as we speak.
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Owen...sounds so painful...be careful with those...OUCH!
 
Feet are getting more is to it. It doesn't help having a chronic condition that creates blisters regardless of walking or running. But this is part of what I am and I have to learn to adapt to it.
 
Owen said:
Feet are getting more is to it. It doesn't help having a chronic condition that creates blisters regardless of walking or running. But this is part of what I am and I have to learn to adapt to it.
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Courageous Owen.
 
To give some feedback on how money is spent. I have just restocked, tympanic thermometer covers, single use lancets, nitrile gloves, 640lt oxygen, bag valve mask, hi flow oxygen mask, venturi oxygen masks, defibrillator pads and various misc.
All this used in the last two weeks, the second restock this month. Sadly not all people make it and this last few weeks I have lost 2 people. On the positive side I have saved 4 diabetics (2 x DKA, 1 x HSS and 1 just badly hypo).

Thank You to everyone contributing. It makes a difference to so many people.
 
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