12 March 2020

In the long run, even the long run has to stop – finally

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“The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” has hitherto been a joy, a positive. It has now become a negative. Continue Reading

24 January 2018

Baffled by this topsy-turvy (running) life

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Dilemma upon dilemma. Indecision resolved by decisions, which next day are quickly reversed. Back to square one. Is this the mental turmoil that all sportspeople face as the body slows and energy fades?  The deciding when to quit. Common wisdom says the clever ones know when to stop. They accept the situation for what it… Continue Reading

14 November 2017

Old bones fail to make the grade

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Okay folks, I hear you. The hint has been made loud and clear. As the Walrus famously said: “The time has come …” Your message was writ big and bold in the sands and shingle of Marazion this past Sunday (and earlier in the year at St Levan): there is no recognition for geriatrics who… Continue Reading

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