age of wonders races -iii, -ii, -planetfall

In lockdown, I upped it to two 10ks a week because what else was I going to do with all that time? I've kept up running twice a week since then. Once a week, I would leave the house around 6 am to run 10k. I finished that first race in one hour and 23 minutes.Īfter that, I kept on running. By 40 days, I could run a 10k without stopping, even if it was a bit slow. He told me it would be about 40 days, and that was right. I kept asking my son when my legs would stop hurting. My son told me I needed to start by alternating between running and walking. It is what a lot of would-be runners do on their first attempt. A mistake I made at the beginning was trying to run too fast. I felt enthusiastic about the prospect of running the race, but I first had to learn how to run. But hospices recognize these are the last days, and they want to make people's death the best possible. If we die in a hospital, the death is considered a failure. I'm a great believer in the hospice movement. Ann's had taken care of my sister when she was dying in 1988. When I was 77, my nephew asked if I would like to run the Trafford 10k road race to raise money for St. I did the Southwest Coastal Path, which is about 600 miles, with different fast-walking companions.

I quickly learned how naturally fast I walked in comparison to others.

I lost nine of my toenails in the first five days.įive years later, my marriage had ended, but I kept walking both with friends of mine and alone on long-distance walks all over the UK. There was some very difficult terrain, and it was a bit painful. It was something I had always wanted to do. When I was 50, in 1988, my husband at the time and other family members walked 280 miles over 18 months along the Pennine Way, a trail winding along the central mountains of England.

I'd been walking for years but had never gone for a run. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Īt 77 years old, I laced up my old trainers and attempted my very first run. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barbara Thackray. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

Age of wonders races -iii, -ii, -planetfall