LONG-LIFE RUNNERS
At my local parkrun the other day I fell into conversation with a fellow silver-haired plodder.
'Have you read The Race Against Time?' he asked, looking me up and down. 'It's the absolute bible for the runner who's getting on a bit, like you.'
Well, I have now. And my fellow jogger is right. The author, Richard Askwith, has delivered a most brilliant piece of writing. Part memoir, part journey of discovery, it is a superb, unputdownable account of what it is like still to be running well into your sixties. And beyond.
Well beyond, in the case of Stanisław Kowalski, who, at a Masters Athletics Competition in 2015, set the world record for the fastest 100mph sprint for those aged over 105. Mind, he was the only…
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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025