Phoebe Donohoe

This Sunday 17th May South Head Rough Water 10 km Ocean Swim, Bondi Beach to Watsons Bay 2015.

Hi friends and family,

OK this is the big one. Having had to withdraw from my half marathon due to a niggling foot injury, I have instead been preparing for this EPIC ocean race with our team STAR OF THE SEA. Our team will swim the 10 km distance commencing at Bondi Beach and finishing out front of the Watsons Bay Pub. My esteemed team is Captain Michael Collins driving the vessel and elite swimmers Andy Donohoe, Mark O'Sullivan, Simon Donohoe and little old me. This is a great event to help raise money for further Cancer research and I warmly ask that you donate a couple of bucks for the cause and our general moral support....we will need it.

Lawrence Foster is our golden guy who has put his hand up to be our lifesaver paddler, paddling on a board sourced by Shane & Amelia Barrettxxx...BIG BIG shout out to everyone who helped get this team together. Mill will bake her amazing biscuts and we'll have hot tea on board to keep us powered.

We are determined to race hard and bring home a great result..everyone is PUMPED. Great memories shall be made on this day with photos to follow. Please donate a couple of bucks to this event friends as it a BIG ONE!!! Big swell is predicted...OMG!!! If you live near by come down to the pub to celebrate a great race which will definately be the last of the swim season for me ha ha.

PLEASE DONATExx

2014-2015

As you know you have all helped me raise money to help further Cancer research with my sister at the Blackmores Half Marathon, the Nepean Long Distance Triathlon with my brothers, the Rebel Half Marathon, which I finished on a great time with my Cliffy Young in Gumboots shuffle,the Hamilton Island 2 km swim followed by the Bondi Spash & Dash which was hilarious fun and great conditions. Having just completed the Dawny Cockatoo Island 2.4km Ocean swim its time to get ready for the next challenge, the Bondi to Bronte 2.4 km Ocean swim Sunday 7th December.  Together we have already raised over $960.00 AMAZBALLS efforts in fundraising thank youxx. That swim was a killer but I did it. i made a new friend on the start line who donated to help reach our target of $1000.00 INCREDIBLE thanks Tim. The next event was the Trishave Series Sprint Triathlon this Sunday 14 December. great fun and finished under 2hrs. My next challenge is this Saturday 20th Dec with the Balmoral Chinamans Beach 5km Ocean Swim. This is special as it will be the fartherst distance I have swum. This swim was beautiful in comradere and conditions...time 1hr 43mins.

Next is the first 2km swim for 2015 at Newport Beach STUNNING ATMOS!!!  Greatest swim yet with stunning conditions I LOVED IT!!!! Reached my PB of 40mins for 2km. Thank you again to your awesome donations that just keep coming...this moves me beyond words. 

A BIT OF MY STORY FIRST:

As of March this year 2014 I have been in remission from non Hodgkins follicular Lymphoma (Cancer) which included brain surgery, 7 months of chemotherapy (a toxic mixture of brain chemo and full body chemotherapy) followed on with a full body bone marrow transplant compled this March 2014. I could not walk or talk..very confused with balance problems.  My physical rehabilitation started with learning to walk again in hopsital. When I got home it was assisted walks to the toilet thanks to my wonderful partner Joel,  advancing to walking to the letter box which I made my daily workout. On a good day I would help Mum hang the washing (loads of help from Mum to eat and get around the house THANKX MUMxxxxx) ...that was hard. I eventually got on my stationary bike to turn the legs over then learned to run again from a magazine article on the grass once I was able to walk unasisted down to the park. I love trialthons and Ocean swimming and was determined not to let Cancer take that physical joy away from me but it had to start with BABY STEPS. Slowly I became physically ready and mentally ready to take on the City to Surf run with my best friend. This was the start of "getting back on the horse" as they say. I fell over but finished the race.

On Sunday 14 December 2014 it was all about Triathlon ...Swim Bike and Run Run Run. I completed the Trishave Series Sprint Series Race 1 under 2 hours. The honor of the day was meeting ANNIE CRAWFORD the founder and Chair of the Can Too Foundation. I will raise the financial target now as we have reached the 1 grand mark and yet there is so much more to acomplish to further Cancer research. Keep your donations coming friends and family I won't let you down, donating one coffee or one schooner is all it takes to continue to make all our efforts worth something magical.

I have made some way so far however I have more fight in me to take on more Ocean swims and Triathlons all in the name of Cancer Research Fundraising. I also want to show you that its never beyond your ability to do something physical to feel better about life and yourself. Please donate to help those amazing researchers find some answers to a disease that will touch all of us in some way.

UNFORTUNATELY my Nowra Triathlon was a NO GO!! It was pouring down with rain and I just sat in the car looking out the window picturing me crashing on my bike....I don't want this amazing journey of fitness and inspiring others to involve DANGER and harm so I pulled the pin. Bigger Triathlon in Febuary anyways twice the distances and a really scary bar that is high to jump over.

However friends and family this swim on Sunday is just to keep the dream alive and to show you that I'm out there being physical and positive for those who donated for my self-cancelled Nowra Tri.

Come down to Mona Vale Beach and join me for a great, not to strenuous swim, in our amazing ocean and mabey share in a sausage sambo after together. All part of the fun to raise funds for Cancer research.

Mona Vale ocean swim was awesome, 34min swim time with great weather and ocean conditions.

Next Sunday is the big 2.5km Palm Beach to Whale Beach Ocean swim, your donatins for this race are so appreciated...Ill swim hard for you all as always.

Palmy to Whaley was a cracker and such perfect sunny conditions....lets pray the same will happen for Australia Day.

AUSTRALIA DAY HARBOUR SWIM 2km with Ky Hurst who ran the Whitehaven beach ocean swim is the 26th January 2015. BRING IT ON!!!!A MASSIVE thank you and BIG HUGS to donators this week...you blow my mindxx. Unfortunately the weather was awful however I strapped on my Aussie Flag Bikini and swam it in 45 mins. BIG THANKYOU TO KY HURST.

This weekend is full on with the COLE CLASSIC 10 km run on Saturday 31st Jan / COLE CLASSIC 2 km Ocean swim ALL FOR CHARITY. so keep donations coming I truely appreciate it. What and EPIC weekend of sun and fun with the Cole Classic weekend. I met kind donators and many other amazing people and managed fantastic times...so much fun fun fun.

My cycling training really has to pick up now as the Huskisson Long Course draws close....Sunday 22nd Feb.  I won't be a hero at this one but Ill complete it even if the moon is out when I cross the finish line. Please help me along a 2km swim and 84km ride followed by a 20 km run all in the name of raising funds to cure Cancer.

This Long Course event was completed...I survived the distance slow and steady but FINISHED YAYYYY!!!!! Thank you supporters I lost both big toenails but raised funds for Cancer Recearch with Can Too Beyond Foundation.

Autumn has set in and the SMH Half Marathon is nine weeks away.. I have started training. Please help me raise some much needed funds to reach my goal of 5 Grand. I will run with you all in my heart and keep you updated on my training. BIG HUGS!!! Watch this space.

TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH, IN TURN SAVING LIVES. BEING PHYSICAL AND LEADING A FIT BASED LIFESTYLE WE CAN RAISE FUNDS TO SAVE LIVES WHIST IMPROVING OUR OWN HEALTH.... THAT PRETTY POWERFUL!!.

God Bless ALWAYS & kind regards,

Phoebe Donohoexx