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Emma Howells

Run 50 Miles in October

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I'm taking on the Run 50 Miles in October Challenge

Did you know that 1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime?
As many of you know, Greg was diagnosed in August last year with prostate cancer and so this is a cause very close to my heart. 

I’m taking on the Run 50 Miles in October Challenge for Prostate Cancer Research to  help make a difference to men and their families who have been affected by prostate cancer.

Please support me during this challenge by donating what you can to Prostate Cancer Research. Every donation you make helps advance our mission to create a world free from the impact of prostate cancer.

Thank you for your support! 💙🧡

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Thank you

Thursday 29th Oct
Thank you for your very generous support and sponsorship for the 50 mile October challenge to raise funds for prostate cancer research. 
I completed the 50 miles today but did have a calf injury a couple of weeks ago which meant having to rest and a few miles were fast walking but I’m making a good recovery and managing to run short distances again.
I’ve raised £1304 plus gift aid which is amazing and I really am very grateful to you for your contribution.
Thanks again
Emma x

50 miles completed!

Thursday 29th Oct
Well I got there with a few days to spare. Ran my final 2 miles thus morning. Still on a treadmill and at a slower pace than normal but feel my calf is improving day by day.
Although I had to complete a few miles doing a fast walk due to the injury, I’m pleased I completed the 50 miles thus morning challenge. 
A massive thank you to everyone for your generous sponsorship- I’m truly so grateful for your help and support. xx

Nearly there!

Tuesday 27th Oct
Well despite my calf injury I’ve managed with a combination of fast walks and slow jogs (or a combination of both!) to  make it to 48mes  with 4 days to go. 
My calf is slowly improving but I can’t run more than 2 miles without it starting to be painful so I’ve stick to short runs on a treadmill. I’ll post a final message at the end of the week. 

Treadmill slow jog

Thursday 22nd Oct
1st jog (plus some walking) since the calf injury 10 days ago. Managed to jog slowly a couple of miles

Fast walk around Leeds

Sunday 18th Oct

Calf injury recovery!

Sunday 18th Oct
I am slowly getting better after my mid run calf sprain 6 days ago. I have been doing some rehab at the gym. Static bike/ cross trainer and walking but running still is painful. 
I managed to do walking yesterday whilst at Leeds uni open day so I’ve added a 5 mile walk to my total (fast walking as Greg and Alice walk fast!)
I might have to do fast walking this week unfortunately but hope to get back running for the end of the challenge.

Calf injury!

Monday 12th Oct
It was all going so well…
My plan was to do an even longer run today 6-7 miles and I was feeling fine until 3 miles in and a pulled my calf. Annoyingly even though I tried to carry on running for a bit, it was too painful so I walked (limped) home. A kind lady took pity on me and stopped so I got a lift for the final mile. Hopefully it won’t stop me from running for too long. At least I have a physio at home! 

Short morning run

Thursday 8th Oct

Short morning run in the sun

Thursday 8th Oct
Did a short 5.5km run this morning but pushed myself with speed. Managed a fairly good pace so I’m pleased with that! 
So far 18 miles out of 50 and only 8 days into the challenge.

Almost 6 miles!!

Monday 5th Oct

Another long run!

Monday 5th Oct
Another lovely sunny morning for a run so I upped my distance and did almost 6 miles.
Please with myself as really haven’t done any runs of this distance for a very long time! 
Going for a rest now!!

1st run of the challenge

Thursday 1st Oct
Off to a good start this morning considering I’ve not done such a long run for absolutely ages! Was lovely and sunny and I actually enjoyed it!!

Thank you

Saturday 12th Sep
Wow - I’m truly amazed at everyone’s generosity and can’t believe I’ve already raised nearly £1200!
I did a training run this morning which went well so hopefully with just over 2 weeks to  go I can do a few more training runs. My t-shirt has now arrived so I’m all set! Thanks again to everyone who has sponsored me x

How it all started

Sunday 6th Sep
I was in a little hotel gym in Exeter this weekend as we had been moving Lucas into his 2nd year uni house. I saw the challenge pop up on Facebook and thought- yes, let’s give it a go. I am extremely passionate about prostate cancer research and finding future treatments for the disease and the charity do amazing work. It seemed a good positive thing to focus on now Greg’s main treatments are completed.
I haven’t been running much at all recently as mainly concentrating on netball, gym, spin classes etc so I better start a bit of training. I’m aiming to do 3 x 4 mile runs a week. 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£108.36

Richard Wadrup

£55.88

Janet Kinsella

Good luck with the run.

£55.88

Mark Harnden

£55.88

Pauline Bleasdale

£55.88

Elizabeth Ogle

£55.88

Grenville Allman

Good luck Emma. A great effort for such a good cause.

£50

Katie Janssen

£50

Lucy Empson

Well done Emma!

£50

Roya Kamali

£50

Anita Howells

£50

Liz Jones

Good luck with the challenge. So glad to hear Greg is doing well xx

£50

Sian Holley

£45.10

Chris Howells

£45.10

Tracey Kinsell

Good luck Em

£45.10

Claire Boakes

£33.83

Georgina Farley

£33.83

Tamsin Rounce

£33.83

Claire Holmes

£33.83

Lucy Scott

£33.83

Zeenat Alawode

£30

Lucy Stickley

£28.44

Stephen Dobson

£27.76

Judy Williams

Good Luck , have fun 🤩

£25

Victoria Mckracken

£25

Charlotte Ward

£24.37

Marie Dobson

Run Forrest Run!

£23.45

Kathryn Hall

£23.45

Matthew Dobson

£20

Greg Howells

£20

Carolyn Merritt

£12.25

Alice Howells

£12.25

Jackie Stuchbury

Good luck Emma!!

£10

Sue Fernandez

£10

Georgina Hathaway

£10

Amy Selby-hammond

£10

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