The 3 Peaks Race 2014

[Sweder]

Loose the weight. Do the long runs. The mile repeats. The 10 mile tempos. The hill reps. The core strengthening. The beetroot juice.

This should be engraved on our eyelids. It's the mantra - and will become the epitaph - of a generation who've found life's carousel too fast, to overwhelming, to make time for what really matters.

Well done for getting out there. I was umming and ahhing about running the Seaford Half, a rather modest event by comparison. Not enough (any) training, too heavy, blah blah blah. Reading this I'm reminded that's all just bluster and nonsense. What matters is the taking part. If your under-par performance makes you feel inadequate, or ashamed of your lack of self discipline, so be it.

Suck it up, big fella. Be glad you can still get those old bones round.