Just read the CDC Morbidity/Mortality Weekly report on public health workers Overall, 26,000 people responded with 53% reporting at least one adverse mental health condition within the last 2 weeks. It’s shocking and deeply disturbing cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

If you only read one thing today, read this, by a top Chinese academic (obv sanctioned by CCP). TLDR? Putin has screwed it up for the Chinese and they need to ditch him. This is the 21st century’s first major geopolitical turning point. uscnpm.org/2022/03/12/hu-…

The Conservative Party and Putin's Russia: a story of total moral failure

Sometimes in this world torn by strife it’s nice to reflect on small happy moments . This, last night ,after so many years of trying , so many downs eventually an up ; I finally break 20 minutes running a 5000m race in my new club ( bright red) colours !

So44 years after getting my astrophysics degree hoping to join the Space Programme (I was so sick on the training centrifuge I gave up straightaway)I’m so excited to watch a moon launch today!Happy that the excited boy of 12 who watched Apollo11 is still here to see Artemis lift

TRS coaching athletes dave watson Top 10 ranked in Britain on his debut. 🌱Lisa Gawthorne🌱 Top 20 ranked in Britain and Elle Anderson superb debut all hitting the heights over 3000m track. #ukrunchat #runners #trackandfield

1/2 So I got the written report of my cardiac assessment a week ago .It makes quite uplifting and humbling reading ,written by the Professor of Sports Cardiac medicine who assessed me.I’ve been cleared to train on as hard as I wish and my heart has rather astonishingly recovered

2/2 Back to its original state.“ I am absolutely astounded” were the Prof’s words,”Your resilience and determination to fight back is a huge credit to you,You have my utmost respect.”Didn’t really expect that and am at a bit of a loss for words . Don’t really know what to say.

3/3 Actually I do know what to say. There has been so much darkness and I’ve lost count of the days I’ve wanted to just give up.But others have battled through this same path before me . So I dedicate all this to the memory of Nick Jones Nj02run who showed me the way to fight

1/So another little running update. The last 3 weeks have been very difficult after good news on the heart contracted viral bronchitis .Taken 3 weeks to begin to shift. Motivation during that time provided by Tony O’ Brien :thank you !! But today there was a race I wanted to run

4/ The instruction was from Doctor (and Tony I think ) to take it easy today. But my 93 year old mum came to watch me , this meant everything to me ,it was “only”5k ,so apart from slowing where my mum was to be I gave it a go 20m 30s and outright 7th overall,one of my better days

End/ The point of all this is to remember to enjoy the journey , the ride if you like . I’ve used up all my nine lives so days like today are very precious and I do enjoy them for what they are . Thank you TRS Coaching/ Tony and all who have supported me so far !

Sorry … and yes a photo earlier of me with my greatest ( and probably only !! ) fan , my mum