For those of you that read Anne Yates blog back in November (Anne Yates rowing again), where she told us how she was getting on following her breast cancer operation, she has sent us the below update.

Anne has come along way from her last blog in only a few months, previously she was only able to row one mile & she did that with one arm. Now Anne is back to her winning form after winning gold at the 2012 Welsh IRC Results - Women 50-59 Hwt.

"Training/rehab is going well. I'm slowly getting fitter and stronger... a great feeling! The Welsh Champs were fantastic... always a good turn out and so well organised. I knocked 7 seconds off my Newark 2k time, so I was really thrilled!

My next race will be in Manchester at the end of the month. Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club are working so hard to accomodate my request to race for 'charity', I'm overwhelmed at how many people are helping me.

Officially I was going to close my Just Giving site after the Manchester race, but I am now booked to go to Boston and besides taking photos for the GB team I am also racing!!! Yay! This will be the icing on the cake... to end up at the World Champs racing under the team GB and for Cancer Research UK, I couldn't think of a better way of ending my charity fund raising. I'm aiming to turn 2K into £2k for Cancer Research UK.

No heroics, just taking part is more than I could ever wish for. After surgery I hadn't the strength to do anything. I remember being driven up to the local reservoir so I could sit and admire the view. Then a while later I tried a 5 min walk, a 10 min walk.... and on 23rd December I walked the whole way round without stopping or needing to rest...12.5k....wow, that made my Xmas!!!

The same thrills are happening as I row.... slow but sure, strength and fitness is returning. I am so lucky!

To sponsor Anne visit:http://www.justgiving.com/anne-yates//"