{"id":6624,"date":"2021-08-13T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2021-08-18T03:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T03:28:38","slug":"runner-feature-charlie-degale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/runner-feature-charlie-degale\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner Feature – Charlie Degale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
About 5 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer in the lungs. Thankfully it was a cancer which was treatable but unfortunately it started to spread. It was touch and go to begin with but the aggressive treatment i received managed to shrink the tumours until they were small enough to be removed. The operation was thankfully successful and I have been in remission ever since.<\/div>\n

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During this same period I had to have a left hip replacement….a metal hip!!  I was told by the surgeon I shouldn’t run but before I got ill I loved running.  I set myself a target to regain my fitness and while in hospital a goal to run the 2018 London Marathon<\/strong> and raise money for the cancer charity Children with Cancer UK<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n

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After the hip replacement I only had a few months in which to strengthen the leg and train.  When I eventually started my training I struggled to run 20mins on a treadmill!! Anyway I persevered and by some miracle completed the hottest Marathon on record and raised just over<\/strong> £2000<\/strong> for the charity! I got the marathon bug and ran the 2019 London marathon for the same charity raising £2,500!! <\/strong><\/div>\n

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I was then nominated by the charity to run in a bell costume in 2020. You ring the bell when you finish cancer treatment as a form of celebration. But with the lock down it was replaced by the Virtual London Marathon which I completed running around the Battersea Park.  Again by some miracle I raised over £3000!<\/strong>!<\/div>\n

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I went into depression after my cancer treatment but running gave me a focus and saved me mentally! <\/em><\/div>\n

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Unfortunately at the start of the pandemic my Dad passed away…a huge loss!! To help me through this period I took part in the David Goggins 4x4x48 challenge running 4 miles, every 4 hours over 48 hours<\/strong>!! I completed this challenge inspiring others to run with me and at the same time I raised over £800<\/strong> for Blackmen and Blackwomen Rising<\/strong><\/a> a cancer charity which supports men, women and children in the BAME community going through cancer.  Again running saved me!!<\/em><\/div>\n

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I am so lucky to be alive!<\/em> Running has helped me to explore new places, and meet new people.  It saved me both physically and mentally.  It’s given me a sense of freedom and an appreciation of nature and my surroundings.  This has inspired my next running adventure. In 2023<\/strong> I will take some time out and run the Marathon Des Sables<\/strong> regarded as one of the toughest running events<\/a><\/strong> in the world!!<\/div>\n

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I believe God has given me a second chance in life! He has given me a gift to keep going when most would stop even with damaged lungs and a metal hip!!! Through running I will inspire and raise cancer awareness…the journey continues!!<\/em><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About 5 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer in the lungs. Thankfully it was a cancer which was treatable but unfortunately it started to spread. It was touch and go to begin with but the aggressive treatment i received managed to shrink the tumours until they were small enough to be removed. The operation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2957,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6624"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6638,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6624\/revisions\/6638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}