***Apologies if this feels like deja vu – this is a re-post of the original as it had mysteriously disappeared from the blog (I’m still learning how this stuff works)***
When my schooldays ended in 1974, I did no regular running at all for several years, as I focussed all my efforts on becoming one of the most mediocre footballers ever to grace the West Kent Sunday League. By the start of the 1980s I had achieved that ambition and it became clear that football was never going to get the best out of me. Fate intervened one Friday night in late March 1981, when having a few beers with my great mate Iain Presnell, he mentioned that he had an entry into “the people’s marathon”, as the inaugural London Marathon was being described, but he had no intention of doing it – did I want to use his number ? Despite having done no training whatsoever, and the race being just nine days away, the beer readily agreed to the idea. The following day I put on my plimsolls and ran 13 miles in 1 hour 57 minutes, and noted that run into a diary. It became the first entry into a volume of diaries in which I’ve recorded every run since.
Nearly 40 years, and over 50,000 miles later, I’m still at it and still loving it. Anything that follows comes with the warning that I’m no expert, but it will either be from experience gained, observations made or opinions formed over the years. I’ve run enough that some of it may be of use or interest. Or maybe not.
If anything you read sparks any interest, or prompts a question – please get in touch.
All the best – Kim
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