“I was 40 when I was diagnosed with my Acoustic Neuroma. It was 3.5cm in diameter. I had been experiencing quite a few symptoms for months; like most men, I ignored them for as long as I could. My hearing was slightly off on the right side. My doctors said there was nothing wrong. ThenContinue reading “Andrew’s Story”
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Beyond Recovery
On 1st October 2019, I stood on the summit of Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa. My journey didn’t begin there though; it started 506 days earlier, as I lay in a bed on a neuro high dependency unit, unable to walk and struggling to adapt to my new normal. Almost a yearContinue reading “Beyond Recovery”
Beyond Recovery
You know what they say, “If your goals don’t scare you, they’re not big enough!” Well, for quite some time I’ve had an idea… 17 days on the road, mostly alone, gave me lots of time to think about it, so here goes… Getting back out doing what I love after surgery was something that,Continue reading “Beyond Recovery”
Find someone to help you paddle…
At 44 years old and 12 months out from a brain haemorrhage and subsequent surgery to remove a tumour, I thought I had my return to fitness all figured out. So, I decided to enter an ultra marathon and coach myself! I’ll spare you the details but long story short, with half of my balanceContinue reading “Find someone to help you paddle…”
The challenge of 2020
8 a.m. Saturday 25th July, 2020. A warm, cloudy, humid morning with a forecast of mixed sunshine and showers. I was feeling happy. I was feeling confident. I was about to start running the entire length of the Sandstone Trail, 55 kilometres in length, 1,268 metres of ascent; an undulating path following sandstone ridges, madeContinue reading “The challenge of 2020”