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I'm just not going to let it stop me here. I began running and discovered how beautiful it can be. Life is a lot more interesting and involving when one is in motion and not at rest behind a desk, at the computer, or watching television
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Well done for overcoming the fracture and not letting it get you down. Its realally hard to give up the training and then to start again slowly..
I know exactly how you feel. I was very surprised to get type 1 diabetes at my old age but it was a wake up call and I started running up and down the stairs whilst in hospital. Just over a year later it was one of my lifetime achievements to run the New Forest Marathon last year. (although I do want to try to do another with a faster time)
It is great to be able to
do things in spite of the diabetes. Tomorrow I'm setting out on a tiny segment (just one weeks worth of the Camino St Jacques from Le Puy. If I can carry the weight OK I want to try the whole 1600km next year.
Like you I'd encourage every one to have a go. You only have to start with small amounts of exercise ... at the start I was running between two lamposts and walking between the next two.I'm still not very fast but its fantastic when you realise 'yes I can do it 'and even better when the medical checks confirm that you're getting fitter each time.
