Originally Posted by Mrs F:
“Wow Walter I can tell you've led an interesting life. How lucky and how marvellous. Yes, I remember you saying you've run marathons”
Funnily enough, it became interesting when I got past 50. I did my first and last abseil when I was 52. My first of three parachute jumps when I was 54, and took up running when I was 66. I never thought that by the age of 74 I would have 8 medals and certificates for running Half Marathons and one full Marathon.
Earlier this year the local newspaper did a couple of articles on me with the headlines,
Is This our Town's Fittest Pensioner? and,
74 year old runs Full Marathon instead of Planned Half.
Which I guess proves that there are compensations in every age, if you have your health, and keep positive!