Running for Fun - some amusing tales about the author's marathon days and playing for Bury FC.

By: Don Hale

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Don Hale OBE is an author, sports writer, and former investigative journalist. This book is a combination of fun, fitness ideas, and sporting recollections.First written in 1986, it includes some fascinating and amusing recollections from Don’s early sporting career as an athlete and as a former professional footballer with Bury FC, combined with his experiences of trying to keep fit, and running, amidst a very busy and controversial career in journalism. This book recalls his early struggles to prepare and run a series of fun-runs, competitive races, and eventually marathons. The journey takes Don from a novice to an experienced runner, enjoying both training and life enhancing fitness regimes. The book has been revamped by popular demand and this latest version takes him to semi-retirement and acknowledges that at the age of 65, he was selected to represent Welsh Masters Athletics as part of the Celtic Nations team versus England. He remains a keen runner and loves to take part in regular Parkruns.