You go into the disease as one person and come out of it as a different person. It has changed my perspective on everything. Things that used to upset me no longer do.

I'm never going to run this again.

I am a private person and that has always been my personality.

Spend at least some of your training time, and other parts of your day, concentrating on what you are doing in training and visualizing your success.

Some people feel 'transformed' from the first day they begin running; others feel that it's just plain hard work. Most of us realize it is both. I know how great running can feel, but I also know it can feel not so great, even downright awful! It can be fun, but it takes work to have that fun.

I'll never do that again!

In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.