Taking part in the Race for Life

Committed to Life

It all started a few months ago when I decided to do a ten day fast. Now, considerably lighter and fitter, I seem to have reached another milestone. I have committed to run the 5km Race for life on 14 June at Chester racecourse!

You see, miracles really can happen!

Mind you, I think that I am more out of my depth asking people to sponsor me than I am at training to achieve a goal. If you would like to support me and to help thousands of others to beat cancer please click on the link below to sponsor me .

Thank you for sponsoring me.

Now, if only I could go a full week without a large glass or two of red wine , I might have a chance of completing the 5 kilometres!!

Marie-Claire

It feels good to be alive!

Today a miracle happened!

After years of explaining why I would never run and why I thought that even jogging was really bad for you ( your joints, your bustline etc), I found myself jogging my way to the gym!
This morning was a beautiful sunny morning and I literally felt glad to be alive!

Listening to your hearts desires

Of course, a part of me knew this was going to happen long before my body became aware. A few weeks ago, I was running a Miracle Club evening session and we were doing an exercise on finding your hearts desires. To my uttter astonishment, I had written down that I would like to enjoy running! My head resisted such an idea even as I read it out loud to the group and yet , there I was this morning , running!

Turning back time

Have you ever watched young children in the schoolyard at breaktime? They tear around,running and skipping with each other.They don't sit out from the game of "tick"because they're too tired to run. They are full of life and energy and playfulness. I decided a while ago that I would like to recover some of my youthful energy, and having made that decision , I am progressing one step at a time to a more youthful me .

Race for Life

Last Saturday evening I danced all night and I felt great! This morning I was jogging to the gym! Whatever next? Well, I have decided to maintain the momentum, to follow my hearts desire and to sign up for the Race for Life in Chester.

It's taking place in June and involves a 5km race around Chester racecourse. Now the last time that I ran around that racecourse was when I was about sixteen and madly keen on most sports. I think that was before I discovered boys..! It was a long time ago. To run round that racecourse is going to take some training but thats simply the next step in my journey and my quest to bust through my comfort zones!

Rediscovering the Energy of my Youth

You see,my main intention has now moved on from losing weight. I am happy with my body's weight and am confident that I will reach my optimum weight naturally. My intention now is to rediscover the energy of my youth. The ten day fast kickstarted my metabolism and my faith in me, and I intend doing it every six months to keep me clear. In the meantime, I eat sensibly with occasional treats and I choose to be more active during the day.

Life is for living...and I now choose to wake up and spring to life!
Fancy joining in on the Race for Life?

Marie-Claire

PS In a weeks time, I will be seeing clearly again thanks to the modern technology of laser. According to some of my friends who've had the operation to correct short sightedness, it can make you feel ten years younger !! More on that later....