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JULY 2018 RUNNERSWORLD.CO.UK 029``````THE POLL``````During a race, whichof these would youleast like to be:*``````A. Too hot 68%B. Too cold 18%C. Too wet 14%``````WE ASK, YOU ANSWERCREATE YOUR OWNINSPIRING/FUNNYRUNNING QUOTE‘It’s cheaperthan therapy.’- David Curry‘I’m not here to get agood time, but tohave a good time.’- Paul Jamieson‘Running is likeAmerican politics:never trust a trump.’- Barry Clegg‘The only thingharder than carryingon is giving up.’- Matt Rawlinson‘You can tire runninga marathon, but your``````friends will never tireof hearing you talkabout it...’- Zac Hamid‘First half, don’tbe a dick. Secondhalf, don’t be acoward.’- Jim Aram‘When you feellike stopping, thinkabout why youstarted.’- Cheryl Briggs‘A few hours of pain.A lifetime ofachievement.’- Rachel Stephens‘You never rememberthe pain when therace inishes.’ - Jo Chandler‘Think of the wealthof beneits for yourhealth.’ – John Davis``````‘When you feel likestopping, that’s thetime to push on.’- Simon Riviere‘Run – it’ll be overquicker than walking.’- Rob Cunningham## RUNNING THROUGH THE AGESAmby Burfoot’s article (Ever Onward,May) made me think. At 71, he is10 years my senior and while he’sbeen running since the 1960s,I started in my 50s – but so muchof his philosophy resonates. I’veexperienced a change in philosophythat Amby talks about, and thatI think of as the six Ss: sensing,staying, starting, slowing, stoppingand sharing. I can’t help thinkingthese six apply just as well into yourseventies. Sense how your body ischanging. Stay at it. Make it to thestart. Slow if you need to. Stop whenyou want to. Share the pleasure,challenge and joy of running.Bill Egginton, via email, @v60runner``````I am, had had a stroke due to highblood pressure, losing the use of theleft side of his body. Your article onKevin Webber (Going the Distance,April) – who is running despitebeing diagnosed with terminalprostate cancer – hit a chord. Mybrother is doing well, gaining somefeeling back in his left side and,hopefully, he’ll be going home soonafter a lengthy stay in hospital.I am hoping to go running with mybrother through the woods (hisfavourite place), like we ran freelyas children, even if I have to hold hishand, as he held mine growing up.Karen Edwards, via email.## RUNNING IS MEDICINEI was recently involved in a traicaccident. I ended up in hospital forsurgery and remained there for along time after. As a result of myinjuries, it is going to take me sometime to get back on my feet oncemore. While in hospital, my mum(cautiously) bought me the Mayissue of Runner’s World. She wasworried I would be upset. I startedreading...I can’t begin to fullyexplain how it made me feel but,in short, it gave me the hope that``````A``````68%``````18%14%``````BC``````70%``````0%``````BIG TRUMP‘Fake wind.That wasn’t me’``````I needed straight away. It was like aninstruction manual to recovery. I willnever be the runner I was, but theact of running has saved me overthe years from many tough timesand I know that it will be there todo so once more. Thank you.Amy Redden, via email## HAIL MARYI loved reading about Mary NolanHickey (A Lap of Honour, May).She’s proof that just because youare older (or a woman), you are noless capable of achieving grandthings. I also love that she’s runningfor the RNLI, as it’s a charity closeto my heart ever since a good friendof mine drowned several years ago(he was an adult, 45 years of age).She is truly an inspiration to therest of us!April Warburton, via email``````WHAT’S INSPIRED, IMPRESSED OR, PERHAPS, ANNOYED YOU LATELY ABOUT RUNNING OR RUNNERS?THE WRITER OF THE WINNING EMAIL OR LETTER RECEIVES A PAIR OF SAUCONY HURRICANE ISO 2S, WORTH £135RUNNER’S WORLD, Unit 9, Apollo Business Centre, Trundleys Road, Deptford, London SE8 5JEEmail [email protected] Tweet @runnersworlduk Facebook runnersworldukHRH RPHOTOGRAPHS: GETTY. *BASED ONAN RW ONLINE POLL OF 572 RUNNERS