Episode 23 - Karen Roche Foster Up The Poly!

Karen is the current holder of the club's Tommy Moody award, given for exceptional courage and fortitude. Just about all of us associate March 2020 with the beginning of lockdown and the Covid pandemic. For Karen, this was also when she was struck by the auto-immune condition aggressive psoriatic arthritis. A nightmare for anyone, and runner certainly, this meant going from being an active runner to barely being able to manage the stairs. Trial and error with potent drugs and lots of uncertainty followed, until she managed to find a way back to running and back to her beloved group within Phil Rees' sessions. Karen's tale also includes some classic runner's tropes, including that old classic of coming back too soon, but after such a lay-off, you can't really blame her :) Massive thanks to Karen and a shout out to husband Rob for his obviously incredible support.