Up to speed

Hello, Georgie here!

I thought on this snowy Sunday I'd update you on our training regime for our half-marathon so far whilst also offering a little bit of background info on us while I'm sipping on a cuppa after making a pretty sweet snowman (it's not running weather so I had to do something to burn off some energy!)

Me and Josh have always been pretty keen to run a marathon. Josh's family are keen runners with a few marathons and half marathons under their belts and I've always wanted to challenge myself in a sporty way, so this seemed a good idea.

Keeping fit has always been tough for us having our illnesses. We love the idea of exercising regularly and eating healthily (although sometimes we have the odd naughty treat) but our bodies find it hard to cope with the strenuousness of regular exercise due to the fact that our immune systems are constantly battling with our illnesses - so much so that we tend to only be able to do a certain amout of exercise. This is frustrating but also a reason we decided to take part in this run as although it's tough for us to take part in a lot of fitness training, it will also make our bodies stronger. So for us, this truly is a challenge.

Right now it's just as much about helping our bodies cope with the excerise as it is about training to run 21K and raise some money! Hopefully in the process of making ourselves fitter, we'll also make our bodies stronger and more able to cope with our illnesses, helping us overcome the difficulties we face because of them.

So with 54 days until the 'big run'.. what the heck have we been doing..?!
Good question..

Well, to put it simply.. we've been running!
We're currently running around 5/6 miles per run, running with Josh's dog (Doyle), around ponds, road running and also doing some other exercise. Josh is playing squash whilst I play netball and we also do fitness classes which helps us to bring our fitness levels up. We're also eating and cooking healthy meals (which you will see on our he/she cooks and she/he eats posts coming soon!)

So these next weeks few weeks shall see a big push to help bring our distance running up whilst also getting our diets under control and to a much healthier level. We will keep you updated..

Happy Sunday!
Georgie
http://www.justgiving.com/JoshuaGeorgie

Twenty+Six

HELLO

This is Twenty plus Six. A blog set up by Georgina Marmoy and Joshua Smith.

We've set this blog up together, as a couple.

SO...

What's the story morning glory?

WELL...

We've been together for 4 years, 3 months, 28 days, 5 hours and 26 minutes. 

We have also decided that 2013 is going to be our year, but the primary reason that we have set up this blog, for now, is to run alongside our little bid to earn a bit of money for charity, and have chosen NACC.

The reason for this is that we are both long time sufferers from different forms of the diseases that NACC help people deal with.

Georgina was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2010 but that's only half of it. Shortly after her initial diagnosis we awoke at 5am on a Saturday morning and had to rush to hospital. Something had set her stomach off particularly badly and so her small intestine and part of her stomach had to be removed. There was a genuine worry that she would have to spend Christmas in Hospital, but thankfully, a week later she was discharged and on the mend, though couldn't eat as much Turkey as she wanted to!

In 2005, whilst undergoing his GCSE exams, Joshua was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. This was combated with a mixture of steroids and other medicines aimed at reducing the inflammation. Currently, he takes four tablets a day to manage his illness and has learnt to live with it as much as one can hope to.

But that's the boring bit over. On 17th March 2013 we shall run 13.1 miles in the Fleet Half Marathon. All in aid of NACC.

We would love for you to join us, both physically (if you can make it) and on here. This blog will show our training, diet and feelings as we run our little butts off (or something like that!) as well as all the fun stuff that we do along the way.

For the ease of your viewing, from now on, Georgie shall write like this, while Josh will write like this.

Every post will also include a link to our JustGiving page. All we ask is that you give what you can.

Happy reading!

Josh and Georgie 

http://www.justgiving.com/JoshuaGeorgie