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An old friend of mine called me today and said two weeks ago she went to the doctors complaining of indigestion only to find out she had cancer.

She not old enough to have cancer, then again nobody is.

I sometimes think I’m tough doing the races and physical challenges that I do but that’s not being really tough - yes I push myself and yes it hurts sometimes but in truth I could stop whenever I wanted and within a few minutes or hours in the worst case I could be warm and dry in cafe with a brew and a piece of cake in front of me. Really tough is what my friend needs to be now - she hasn’t got the soft option of the cafe - she has to see this challenge through to the end and make sure she collects the winners medal.

Calls like this put everything in to perspective. Twisted ankles, rain, dark nights, broken central heating, the dog peeing on my carrymat - these things simply don’t matter do they.

When we arrive in this world we’ve no idea how long we’ve got so whilst we’re here we might as well enJoy ourselves. Don’t put things off - get on with them, don’t dream - do. Send that marathon application form, enter your first fell race or try and swim the channel - time waits for nobody!!!