I agree so much with Nidge, after the initial emotion of diagnosis came the realisation that I will not die tomorrow but just way sooner than I had previously hoped. So I set myself 5 targets in life :-
1) no regrets from then on
2) enjoy myself/live life to the full (but never to the detriment of others)
3) create positive memories for everyone I come into contact with
4) raise awareness for PC
5) raise funds for PCUK
So everything I do, without exception has to tick ( at least) one of the above , running fits that bill even if it is harder than ever. When I completed the Marathon Des Sables last month it was initially for no regrets and selfish however it quickly became a fundraiser for PCUK, then unexpectedly my family and friends made me feel so humble with so much pride and support in what I was doing with my wife and kids so happy for me that I am stil "living" then finally the press both locally and nationally have been over it too. Most recently I have been "cover boy" on my works internal 2 monthly magazine which has been circulated to over 60,000 staff , drawn in another couple of thousand sponsorship from around 100 people, had several hundred positive comments and pushed awareness. On Thursday the chief exec of my company called me to have a "chat" and said he will see what he can do to get more support for the "cause".
So to everyone reading this, don't give up until you have to, find your own inspiration and maybe go outside your comfort zone to tick some more boxes to help others eg I also organised a golf day last Monday with a friend, nothing to do with a club, I don't even play golf but just " rented " a course for an afternoon, had 10 teams , lots of awareness and raised £4,500 net for the charity.
Maybe I should change my name from Irun to Forrest Gump!
Kev