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On Sunday 8th September 2019 I will be doing a Tough Mudder, 8-10 miles with 25 obstacles, at Cholmondeley castle raising money for a charity that is very close to my heart and that I helped setting up - Pawprints Wildlife Rescue. I have recently changed jobs and therefore I am not able to spend much time helping out as Duty Manager once a week or with other things, e.g. social media, community and engagement, releases, research etc. Therefore, I want to use this opportunity to help out in a different way. All people apart from 2 (funded through a grant) are volunteers and dedicate a large chunk of their time to help injured wildlife, especially hedgehogs and birds. It has always been a dream for me to open a wildlife sanctuary/hospital because even from a young age on I thought 'Why aren't there any hospitals for animals? They need looking after too sometimes'. So with this venture my childhood dream came true.

However, the Tough Mudder is also a personal challenge for myself. 2 years ago on 22nd April 2017 I was cycling home from work and got knocked off my bike by a car. Apart from a fractured finger and lots of scratches and bruises, my right thigh muscle just above my knee took a big hit and got severely damaged. I am still feeling pain to this day and had to go through a lot of physio sessions and daily home physio exercises, which are the complete opposite of what I am used to. Everybody who knows me, knows that I love high-intensity sports, my favourite one being rugby. I also used to go on long 1-hour runs, long hikes, played basketball, badminton and squash, which I had to put to a hold for a while. I went for two runs recently until my lungs gave in and realised how unfit I had become - 14mins (with a massive push) and 8mins. I've also gained weight and according to my BMI I am now slightly overweight, which is something I never had to deal with and therefore quite shocked me but also served as a wake-up call that I can't let my injury take over my life. On the 9th of July this year I went to my first rugby training in over 2 years. Thankfully my skills are still there but as a winger I am as slow as a snail, which is pretty frustrating when I used to fly across the field (more or less). I have also started with daily cardio training (20-30mins) to get my condition back to normal using an app called 'Female Fitness', where you can tailor a workout completely to your own needs, before I start another disappointing run. 

So, there is a bit of a background to all the reasons involved in why I have chosen to do a Tough Mudder. Hopefully, I could inspire you a bit. I would be very grateful if you do have a few spare pennies to donate to our rescue centre in Hoylake. Thanks everyone!

More info about the Tough Mudder on this link 
https://toughmudder.co.uk/events/2019-north-west-classic

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