phoenix
Expert
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
I'll be there.
I always enjoyed watching the London Marathon on TV. Like many people I entered the ballot a couple of times but had not got in and I wasn't motivated enough to run a different one. I ran the odd event like the Sunday Times fun run, a few womens 10k events and even a half marathon, but any training was sporadic and I'd never been a fast runner.
In 2005, the marathon took place the weekend after they let me out of hospital with the shock of being told that I had type 1. (juvenile diabetes at 54 :roll: ) Watching all the shapes and sizes and that year, particularly the people with serious health problems, made me really determined not to let diabetes (or age for that matter) stop me. I entered the ballot for the 2006. I didn't get in, nor did I win a place for the following 4 years but knowing I'd get in eventually kept me motivated and I completed my first marathon about 14 months after diagnosis. I'm still not fast, but I get round , best of all the exercise has really helped keep my levels low.
This morning I got an email with a pre entry form for next years ballot...and they've acknowledged my 5 rejections so even if I don't get in through the ballot I'll get an entry for 2011.
I'm stupidly excited : its over a year to go and marathons are hard work,( and I'll stick to shorter distances after this one)
Now to decide whether to run for a diabetes charity .
I always enjoyed watching the London Marathon on TV. Like many people I entered the ballot a couple of times but had not got in and I wasn't motivated enough to run a different one. I ran the odd event like the Sunday Times fun run, a few womens 10k events and even a half marathon, but any training was sporadic and I'd never been a fast runner.
In 2005, the marathon took place the weekend after they let me out of hospital with the shock of being told that I had type 1. (juvenile diabetes at 54 :roll: ) Watching all the shapes and sizes and that year, particularly the people with serious health problems, made me really determined not to let diabetes (or age for that matter) stop me. I entered the ballot for the 2006. I didn't get in, nor did I win a place for the following 4 years but knowing I'd get in eventually kept me motivated and I completed my first marathon about 14 months after diagnosis. I'm still not fast, but I get round , best of all the exercise has really helped keep my levels low.
This morning I got an email with a pre entry form for next years ballot...and they've acknowledged my 5 rejections so even if I don't get in through the ballot I'll get an entry for 2011.
I'm stupidly excited : its over a year to go and marathons are hard work,( and I'll stick to shorter distances after this one)
Now to decide whether to run for a diabetes charity .