8.78 Miles, 1 Hr 10 Mins.
Day two of my four hundred day marathon and it being a Wednesday ment that my local running club, Plumstead runners meet for their weekly training run. Having only moved recently to my new flat I am a new member of this club, tonight was my second attendance. One thing that strikes me about this club seems to be the average age of this club. Alot of the runners seem to be of a 50+ age. Younger runners tend to be the minority at this club.
Tonights run consisted of an eight and half mile route through Welling, Shooters Hill, running down onto Herbert Road(the road I grew up on), and then onto Plumstead and back to the club HQ. This route also took in two steep hills! One of the runners who caught my attention was a man named Guy. By looking at him I can only guess he must of been in his late seventies perhaps in his eighth decade? He completed the eight and half mile run as well as the hills with relative ease and came in with everyone else at the end. Clearly he is an experienced runner but to me it also confirms that when it comes to running, age is no barrier.
I believe running is a skill and more of a fine art rather then just another sport. Regardless of your age if you practise it enough and enjoy it for all the benefits it can give you then you should be able to run right up into late life.
Meeting someone like Guy at this early stage of my streak gave me a thought to keep in mind for those tough moments that will arise sooner or later. If someone can run right up into old age then I should be able to run everyday for four hundred days!
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