Well hello there May! That month was a quick one, this year is flying in! At the start of this year one of my new year's resolutions was that I was going to take part in the Women's Mini Marathon this year. Although at the beginning I was planning on doing the marathon with a relative for a different charity,from the beginning I had set myself the challenge of RUNNING the marathon. The reason I decided to set myself this challenge was not to loose weight, however a drop of a dress size or five would be greatly appreciated, it was to give myself something to work towards and a reason to get out and go fro a run mainly for my mental health. There is no denying it that exercise is one of the best forms therapy for someone with mental health, however sometimes the 'effort' of getting up and out in the freezing ever changing Irish weather puts us off completely. However in February I finally downloaded the couch to 10K app, and I was doing very well. I mean I wasn't running laps at the beginning but I was building it up each week and although I wasn't losing weight I could feel the difference in my fitness levels. Some people think this is an easy task but in actual fact I can't run up my stairs without feeling dead and exclaiming in a drained spongebob fashion "WATERRRRR", but once I got to week 3 I was starting to see a big difference in my fitness levels. I couldn't get out everyday or every four time every week but I did what I could and i found that when I Couldn't get out for a run I was extremely grumpy, exercise is addictive (in a good way!) However during my runs I started to notice that my knee was giving in and it was even sore to walk up the stairs in work. After a week of rest I got back into the jogging and I was enjoying it until life gets in the way and exercise goes on the back burner. With a week off training, two weeks ago I decided to get back into it however instead of starting back at the start I decided to go back to where I left off and now I am paying for that stupid mistake as I have done my back in and now I can't even walk the length of my house in paced fashion never mind run it!! One doctor's trip, a trip to the physio, a few days off work to rest up and a big lovely bill later, I am on the mend but I have to say I am kicking myself that I was so stupid to run without gently getting myself back into to it. Although my back injury isn't only down to the jogging, it is when I noticed the pain and other factors like my horrible granny like posture and sitting at the table for hours hunched over while studying was the straw that broke the camel's back, literally!!! So where does that leave me for the mini marathon?? At the moment I am walking it and although I am slightly gutted about it I am still being apart of this amazing day and trying to raise awareness and money for my chosen charity, however there is always next year to run it!! So which charity did i chose to raise money and awareness for? To be honest it was a no brainer for both myself and my mam as we are taking part in the event together. When we finally got around to signing up for the mini marathon, we both automatically knew who we were going to do it for and that charity of course is Pieta House! For those of you who don't know who Pieta House is, Pieta house in short is basically a life line for people who don't see a future for themselves, who feel like they have no other option than to take their own life. Pieta House is a centre for the prevention of self - harm and suicide, which opened over a decade ago and since then has helped so many people and they have many centres across the country. The reason why myself and my mam were so quick to decide that this was the charity we were going to raise money for is because I have been a 'patient' (for a lack of a better term), at Pieta house, on two separate occasions. The first time I went to Pieta House they saved my life, I 100% believe that if it wasn't for that incredible service I wouldn't be here today. The second time I went to them for help, unfortunately they were struggling to cope with the huge demand of people that needed immediate help. However, they have done some amazing work since they opened their doors and I truly believe that if they had enough money and resources they would help change everyone's lives, just like how they did with me. I was so down that I turned to self harming and horrible thoughts, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. However, they helped me see that life can be better than how I was seeing it at that time. Pieta House are constantly doing events to raise money and improve their services, so if you wish to help them here is their website that tells you a bit more about what they do and how your help would go a long way in potentially saving someone's life: http://www.pieta.ie/ So that is what I am up to now! Hopefully I will be back training soon and ready to spread awareness and raise money for this incredible charity! Love as always, Em X
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