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The seven ages of man

Well, I finished the Bupa Great Manchester 10k in the quite creditable time of 54 minutes 56 seconds.  This despite the fact that: 1. I pulled a calf muscle after 5k which while very frustrating was quite exciting as it’s the only thing I’ve pulled in months   2. My new hip, it seems, was [...]

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Bupa Great Manchester Run

Running and I go back a long way – 26 miles and 385 yards, in fact.  I ran the first ‘modern day’ local race in the 1980s, the Bolton Marathon, in 3 hours 45 minutes and who can ever forget the delights of the infamous incline fittingly called Plodder Lane which greeted runners after 24 [...]

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