Sat 18th / Sun 19th July: the pink pants have a weekend off walking…
This weekend, I attend the Guildford Group glitter picnic – we have a fabulous time catching up, the weather holds for some of it and we manage to eat a lot of cake! On the Sunday, I run ‘Race for Life’ with my 15-year-old niece in memory of my Mum, who died from cancer. I manage the 5kms in 35 minutes – not too bad but I need to train harder!
Tuesday 21st July:
a midweek stroll for the pink pants team!
Three of the team get together for a relaxed 11 mile hike doing a double circuit of the beautiful Devil’s Punchbowl in Surrey. This is the first opportunity I have to meet Paula, who is another lady with endometriosis who has bravely taken on this challenge. Alix, Paula and I get completely lost on the first circuit, thanks to my poor directions! Let’s hope we have better navigators on the challenge – sorry ladies! Poor Paula has been laid up with flu since – get well soon Paula!
Sat 25th / Sun 26th July: the pink pants go painting in Oxfordshire
I knew when I booked this course that I would regret losing training time, but I am learning to paint. I started this with the aim of holding a fundraising exhibition for Endometriosis UK. Who knows if I will get there…here are a couple of paintings that I did this weekend. I am loving learning to paint!
As I write this, I am preparing to take my pink pants to Ben Nevis this weekend with one of my closest friends to celebrate my birthday. I am starting to get nervous and excited about the challenge, which is now less than four weeks away! I am in increasing amounts of pain – this has made training very hard as some days I don’t have the energy for it – on those days, I have to accept that I have limits (I really hate this realisation). However, I am focused on getting there. My main tactic has been to focus on the moment and give 100% to what I am doing at that point in time, and not wonder about how I will cope with the next thing. Some days are harder than others. Through doing this challenge, and my work as a trustee, I have met so many women with endometriosis. It is deeply upsetting that so many of these women have had long journeys even to get diagnosed, and that for many women, their working and home lives are seriously disrupted by chronic pain and other symptoms – aside from the seemingly endless surgeries, treatments etc. It shouldn’t be like this.
Thank you so much to the team and to the many wonderful people who are supporting us on this challenge – you can see a few of the other team members on their sites as follows:
Mount Snowdon 
This weekend, I attend the Guildford Group glitter picnic – we have a fabulous time catching up, the weather holds for some of it and we manage to eat a lot of cake! On the Sunday, I run ‘Race for Life’ with my 15-year-old niece in memory of my Mum, who died from cancer. I manage the 5kms in 35 minutes – not too bad but I need to train harder!
Paula