It is sooo hot these days. Even with the best intentions of running some distance, the heat has stopped me dead on my feet. Even at 8am, it is already 20C!
Last weekend’s run was meant to be a 20-miler. THE 20 MILE RUN before the big race. Sadly, I managed 8 as I went out an hour later than I should have. I ran through the shady part of the streets but eventually the sun caught up. At some point, I found myself inside a corner shop looking for some Gatorade, I dont think I would have made it back home. I don’t know if I would have another opportunity to run 20 miles before the race. This evening I managed to escape when the kids were winding down in the evening and ran 8 miles. Not quite 20 and not quite the 14 miles I was meant to run as it was getting late.
This past Thursday, we had the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Clinical Oncology Induction. (Sidenote: when choosing Clin Onc, I’ve also become a Radiologist – that didn’t really sink in until I paid my Membership fees). Inductions are always exciting, always like starting school. Well, I’ve entered a new world really and it is very different from what I knew and what I was getting really comfortable with. Part of the training is also an MSc in Oncology from the Institute of Cancer Research, which starts this October. Hooray for structured learning! Additionally, there will be 3 exams throughout this training. But the one thing that really stuck with me this week was that I have to extract myself from many of the daily activities that the job entails and actually learn how to plan and deliver radiotherapy. Colleagues have already said that…
“You can walk through your training years and really get good at the ward/hospital stuff but actually not get to do the Radiotherapy side of things – which is what you are here to do.”
Point taken.
Tomorrow, my Maya starts her first day of school (though not quite a full day yet). She has a week of Induction (2 hour sessions) then Full-time (8:45-14:55) starts next Monday. As I did not grow up here, this is my stepping stone on learning how the UK education system works. I think I am more excited than her. She was mostly excited about her Unicorn lunch box.
Reach for the Seven Stars 