I haven’t always been interested in running as a regular activity, though I’ve run from an early age, racing the local bus, via shortcuts, on the way to primary school for example. I haven’t excelled as a runner yet, just enjoyed it. The highlights of my running ‘career’ include the London Marathon in 2006 (not a good time, training only once a week, but what an experience), the London Marathon in 2007 (Wow!), the London ½ marathon in 2004, training runs in Central Park and San Francisco, and the Swineshead 10 in 1986. Training is a solitary experience now and difficult to fit into a working week. However, I am presently looking to reduce my average running time to 7/8 minute (I wish) miles (averaged over a 10 mile course). Best running partner to date has got to be Glynn Creamer during the 80’s. He was a good, solid runner with a great sense of humour which helped with all those miles of training. Memories of our first attempts (since school) at sprinting, whilst in our early 30’s still bring a smile. We did laugh.
The following is a record of some of the runs that I have participated in.