23 April 2021

Since when did running come such a costly activity?

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The joy of the open road. Courtesy Jenny Hill (Unsplash)

RUNNING is an uncomplicated process of placing one foot ahead of the other; similar to walking but at a faster pace. No argument with that? Good. For most people running  is a simple and easy-to-manage forward movement. One that has existed since humankind emerged from our amoebic slime and stood upright. All agreed? Excellent. In… 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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