2014

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

My job is sort-of half and half ... a slow day is mainly sitting, but a busy day is a lot of running around, albeit within a small area. I can't do the basic part of my job standing, so I do make a conscious effort to stand as much as possible through the day when things are quiet. It all helps.

As you know, my running was rescued and transformed by orthotics, so I'm a big fan, but it did take quite a lot of time to get them just "so". But it was worth it - the incidence of shin splints, plantar fasciitis, Achilles strains, knee pain and ITB strains have 95% disappeared because of them, so yep, I'll always happily endorse orthotics. Sure it's a last resort thing, but they can really work.

Best of luck Dan with all of that ... as we get older it's all the more important to keep running, so stick with it!