Why Is It Not Getting Easier?

An alternative cyclist on the River Maine near Frankfurt

Carole Edrich is worried. Should she be working on her Etape-from-Chemo challenge when she feels so desperately ill? What she thought was light at the end of the tunnel might just have been from an approaching bike. Read more »

Sleep Or Schedule?

I felt so much better a year ago (pictured here)

Carole Edrich breaks her Etape-from-Chemo challenge training schedule and all she wants to do is sleep. Read more »

Finding Time

Shooting through Specialized tyres in Colombia

When you're training for the Etape du Tour fitting everything into the day is a considerable challenge. In training for her Etape-from-Chemo challenge, Carole Edrich discovers other variables in the mix. Read more »

Health, Social Life or Money For Bills

somehow it was easier just after chemo ended

Nobody said the return from chemotherapy to super fitness would be easy, but I had no idea how brutally I'd have to prioritise my life or how long the period would last. Sadly sometimes the priorities don't work and I'm not able even to start what I planned. Read more »

No Harm in Sharm but I’m fatigued indeed

tidying up at the well

Despite a great trip to Egypt and the Sinai, Carole finds herself battling ill-health and chronic fatigue. She never thought that her Etape-from-Chemo challenge would be easy, but now she's getting scared. Read more »