"Why don't you train for an ultra-marathon?" she said. "Because I value life. Besides, I've walked just over 30kms twice recently in one go and it took me days to recover." "You'll need a good pair of shoes," she said. "And a hip replacement."I said. "You don't have to run it. Just walk it in 12 hours." "Still will hurt." "You'll have to train. And you'll have to use a proper distance training app. No more of your ludicrous make it up as you go along stuff." "Winter's comi

"Run 5 or 8 k in August at the Cotswolds running festival. It’s also a weekend of camping with a festival attached and should be fun! See how the health-nut halves live and entertain themselves" It's the Cotwolds twenty-four hour race and I am to waddle it. Apparently, going to festivals in one's middle years is a sure symptom of a mid-life crisis. The furthest I've run in recent years is from the front door to the loo: a distance of three steps. Cripes! On the plus, it's a