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Reece Parkinson is a coach on the Couch to 5K app. When Sally, who has stage four cancer, heard Reece鈥檚 familiar voice on 5 Live, she called in to express her appreciation for him. The two met to complete a parkrun together and Sally鈥檚 inspiration, who is usually in her headphones, was by her side.
They appeared again on 5 Live to talk about the experience.

After being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer and liver metastasis in 2019, Sally Chamber鈥檚 life changed completely.

Sally explained, 鈥� I didn鈥檛 actually think I鈥檇 ever run again鈥�.

Couch to 5K is an app designed to help beginner runners gradually build up their fitness levels. It provides a structured training plan and uses different voices to coach individuals during their run. In 2023, Sally discovered the voice of 成人论坛 presenter Reece Parkinson, and was inspired to stick to it.

Talking about their run in real-life, Sally said:

鈥淲e talked all the way round鈥�.

Reece added, 鈥淚t was amazing, meeting Sally in real life鈥�.

Reece had never done a parkrun before but was keen to run with Sally and describes her as a 鈥渨arrior鈥�.

Sally has undergone 10 major surgeries and 18 months of chemotherapy. Determined to continue running, Sally established a schedule where in week one she has chemo and week two she runs a 5k three times. Sally says running keeps her grounded, gives her headspace and gets her outside.

She encourages others to use the app and said it鈥檚 a great tool to re/introduce running.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Drive on 4 June 2024.

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