Illness

No, not me, but one of my clients - Michael Mitten. He’s making the first part of the journey north today, and by the end of the week will be walking over the ice, dragging a sledge behind him. Michael is aiming to raise £50,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. This is a charity that improves...
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Bah! Man-flu! Yep, I had it over Christmas, and I still don’t feel anything like 100%. I didn’t make it to midnight on New Year’s Eve, and even now, I feel like I’m not getting enough sleep. But then again, apparently when I have man-flu, I do snore. Which could explain why I keep waking...
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So after just too much trouble with leg cramps when swimming, I went to see my doctor on Tuesday. It turns out that ther’s good news and bad news on cramp: Good News: It’s surprisingly common, though most people get it in bed rather than when swimming. Bad News: No-one really knows what causes it. But all...
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Nice slow run with Shana today. Thanks to the wonders of modern antibiotics though, I was feeling a whole lot springier though. So I came up with a new game to play on the three hills up from beach level that we ran. You start off really slow, and count paces. Every ten paces, you...
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I went running with Shana this morning. OK, so I know that I’m officially signed off by the Doc, but I took it really easy, and I honestly think that the cold morning air did me more good than harm. Speaking of the cold, Shana was somewhat layered up - hat, gloves, windstopper, etc. But...
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So I’ve had this head cold for the last MONTH. It’s just not gone away - seeming just to shuttle between my nose, eyes / sinuses, and throat. Bearing in mind that we’ve just had Christmas, so my training’s been way down (unless you count eating & drinking), this hasn’t been much of a problem....
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