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Who would have believed it, not me that's for sure but here I am 10 years after being told that I may be dead in 2 back in 2014 from advanced, incurable and therefore terminal prostate cancer. Now in my 60th year I aim to see if I can keep going just a little bit longer to spread awareness of prostate cancer, raise a few quid for this important charity and maybe inspire you to be a bit more brave no matter what and chase those dreams like me.
First off, back to the Arctic! Having vowed never again after my last disaster I am taking on the "Ice Ultra". Why on earth would I go and take on this 230k beast at -40C ? Well it was the only race I could find where my 60th birthday was during the event. Most people have a party but I can think of nothing better than taking on a mega challenge with a huge amount of jeopardy as to whether I finish to spend another day I never thought I would have.
https://www.beyondtheultimate.co.uk/race/ice-ultra/
After that I have the matter of running two marathons that I last ran together during weeks 13 and 15 of chemotherapy 10 years ago, yes a return to the Brighton and London Marathons within a short space of time. The challenge here is will I be faster now, 10 years older and 10 years of cancer drugs (that's over 10,000 pills btw!) than I was when younger but on grim chemo?
As ever, after that I have plans for some more big overseas races but lets see if I make it through the Arctic first eh?
I have lost count of the men who I got to know in my decade of cancer who are no longer with us because of prostate cancer. A man dies every 45 minutes in the UK alone of this rubbish indiscriminate disease so its now my life's mission to make a difference for future generations and if you support me then you have become a part of this campaign too, thank you.