Congratulations to Canterbury Branch Chair Melissa’s son Caleb Skene who achieved his personal goal to run in the Queenstown Half Marathon in November.
Caleb’s friends paid for Caleb’s entry for his 20th birthday last year, and although he left training for the marathon a bit late, he still managed to meet his target to finish in under 2 hours, with his time of 1.49 mins.
His biggest hurdles were the blisters he got when he decided to see if he could actually run 21km straight with a big training session around Hagley Park the week before. This left him with severe blisters, but wearing jandals and taking good care of his feet meant that he was still able to run on the day.
It’s a very impressive result for someone with CF – the only thing Caleb would change next time would be starting to train a good few months beforehand.
Going to the gym four times a week and playing indoor football also helps keep Caleb fit and well.
