Popping the lid off a sports drink, I mixed in cold and flu powder and took a sip. ‘You can still do this,’ I said to myself.
It was September 2014 and as a keen fell runner, I was taking on a 22-mile Man vs Mountain race.
The track would take me climbing from sea level to the peak of Mount Snowdon.
I'd spent months training, only to wake up on race day full of cold.
After dosing myself up, I made it to the start line.
My feet slipped on shale and I pumped my arms. Adrenaline kicked in and
