I started my interest in running only a couple of years ago aged 52. After miles upon miles of training and the loss of a fair amount of weight, the paunch is back and my running is still rubbish.

Undeterred, I'm taking on Mo Farah again in this years Great North Run - he must be caking it!!!

The charity once again is Disabilith North, one of my favourites, and the running distance is an agonising 13.1 miles.

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