Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
On running a mile, caught up with a cousin and his son last week. They’ve been doing parkruns in around 20 minutes, cousin must be 45 this year I think, his lad is 11.
Anyway they went to do a timed track mile race at their local athletics club which happens to be one of the more famous ones historically - Blackheath and Bromley (back in my day it was Blackheath Harriers!) and did quite well, my cousin did around 5:40 and is aiming to beat 5 minutes next year. Think best I did was 5:33 though that was on a marked mile course in a park.
They got to meet Sam Reardon who is a club member and who recently won 4x400 men’s and mixed bronzes in Paris.. and get a picture with him and wear his medals. Apparently a very nice bloke too - Beckenham lad.
Anyway they went to do a timed track mile race at their local athletics club which happens to be one of the more famous ones historically - Blackheath and Bromley (back in my day it was Blackheath Harriers!) and did quite well, my cousin did around 5:40 and is aiming to beat 5 minutes next year. Think best I did was 5:33 though that was on a marked mile course in a park.
They got to meet Sam Reardon who is a club member and who recently won 4x400 men’s and mixed bronzes in Paris.. and get a picture with him and wear his medals. Apparently a very nice bloke too - Beckenham lad.