UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

So far so good. Apart from one scare last month when eye went really red, weepy and painful. Flew to Liverpool but it was a "scratch" on the cornea - so told to keep an eye on it (!) It seems to have settled. Had check a couple of weeks ago, unfortunately vision in left eye - grafted June 02 is continuing to deteriorate which is worrying. Marathon training coming along slowly, managed 20 miles 2 wks ago in 5 hrs, 13 last week in just under 3 - despite pouring rain - glasses kept steaming up and passing motorists thought I was nuts, splashing through puddles I couldn't see, laughing like a loony and eating jelly babies by the dozen! This week I only managed 2 miles of 10 as left calf sore. Limped home and off to see physio to get it sorted tomorrow. Hopefully if will settle soon as London marathon is 2 wks yesterday. I'm at the red start, right at the back with a Guide Dogs top! There are 35,000 or so others so you might miss me! Had I not had both eyes grafted I wouldn't be able to do this, so I definately made the right decision to get them done. Hope everyone else is doing ok. Tubs

Good th kno wthings are going well

I shall go on flying the Ellan Vannin flag until you have run the race!

Andrew

Thanks Andrew!! The motto is "whichever way you throw me I will stand", so hopefully I'll stay on my feet on the day!

Good on ya!...You sure dont let anything stop you!!..Hope the training goes well!

For me 2 miles is an effort. Good on you. I hope you run and finish. Your guide dog must be fit also.
As to your eyesight, you are not letting it stop you, you have no control over it I just hope and pray it improves.

Lisa

What preparation are you making for the endurance aspect of the marathon? Physical fitness is taken for read, but what diet have you adopted to ensure that your system goes on delivering energy to the last mile-and-a-bit?

Andrew

Prue - I haven't got a guide dog, just doing the marathon for them.

Race strategy was walk 4 mins, trot 1 min.But calf injury is small tears in muscle so only gentle walking this week, so may have to walk the whole marathon if it doesn't improve. Diet wise, I'm a chocoholic, but also eating pasta and having fruit smoothies etc. There's a pasta restaurant in hotel we're staying in so will eat there the night before, porrige for breakfast with honey and raisins. Taking a bum bag containing a banana, mars bar, 26 jelly babies, blister plasters and loo roll (not a whole one!) There are lucozade stations every 5 miles and I'm used to drinking that on my long slow plods - 5 hrs for my 20 miles 3 wks ago. Fortunately the eye is doing well at the moment, not sore at all, will wear tinted glasses and baseball cap on the day, but hope it doesn't rain because the glasses steam up really badly!

All the best/ sounds like a good plan. I hope your injury holds up for the duration.

andrew

fly to London on Friday. No training at all for over a week due to calf, but I was planning to walk most of it anyway! Hope it stays dry on Sunday - wet, steamed up glasses will not be much use! Eyes sore because I'm hardly sleeping! But they're doing the marathon with me whether they like it or not! Plan to spend the whole of next week in bed asleep!

all the best on Sunday! Let us know your time etc.

Andrew