Writing and Running for ME/CFS #11

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Running: The training programme was for a 10 minute run on Monday and Thursday and a 15 minute run on Saturday. Monday was fine. Thursday, I was far from home, visiting my brother prior to his admission to hospital, which has come up rather sooner than we all expected. But Saturday saw me legging it along the local roads for the required 15 minutes. So, still on track. Mind you, it was pretty cold out there. No longer just the shorts and t-shirt, but the track suit for this one.

Writing: Still curating the diary entries. But I am making progress on this. It's just taking longer than i expected. Much of the stuff in the diaries will be useful only for reference when I start to write the chapters, but some will be able to be incorporated in the book. Before I can decide, however, I need to reduce the sheer amount of text, and that's what I'm engaged on at present. No matter, we'll get there. If I've learned one thing from 10 years of ME/CFS it's the value of patience!

Writing and Running for ME/CFS #10

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Running:
Disaster! I injured my back a couple of weeks ago; probably to do with preparing to move house and lifting something awkwardly. Anyway, the pain had subsided and I decided to carry on with the running last week. This week, however, the pain returned with a vengeance, so I was unable to run at all. Did manage a few short walks and, today, managed a 3 mile walk with my lovely wife. So, next week, I should be fine again.

Writing:
The preparation of the book continues. I'm still sorting through the many diary entries. Got through a good number so far and I'm working forward through the recorded years. It's a slow process, filtering out the irrelevant from the text. It also brings old memories back to the surface, some of which I had completely forgotten. But it's an essential part of the preparation if I'm to tell as true a tale as possible.  So, bear with me, I'll get there eventually.

The house move has been a real eater of time and energy and I'll be so glad when we're finally settled in our new home and life can return to something approaching normal. Or as normal as it ever gets for us!

Writing and Running for ME/CFS #9

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Is it really only 9 weeks since I started this?

Writing:
The book is progressing. I managed to preserve all the dates of the diary entries ( a long job, but necessary). And I have now started the selection process. This will be another longish job as I have over 200 pages of diary entries and each one has to be read to detect anything of relevance or value to the book. Still, we're getting there. Allowing my subconscious to work on possible covers at present, and toying with some title options. I'll put some of these out shortly, to see what you think of them.

Running:
In spite of the back injury (which is still niggling a little) I managed my programme of 3 runs this week. That's 2 at 10 minutes each and one at 20 minutes. To think it took me all my energy to walk 100 yards at the height of the ME/CFS, and here I am running again! It's fantastic, and I hope it gives some encouragement to all those who are still suffering with the condition. Hoping the back will allow me to do the 15 minute run I'm due tomorrow. See how I feel in the morning.

So, still on track, though the house move is definitely a bind. Be very glad when all is finalised and we're in the new home so I can concentrate on what really matters again.

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