Cal, Katie, Dave and Sean talk to an Altrincham Runner. Darren has PBs of 5k 17.38 10k 36.05 Half 1:18:14. Darren starts by telling us why he started running at the age of 47 after thinking more about his health. He tells us of his hatred for Cross Country that started at school, and how he was good at 100/200m running. He recently moved to Altrincham AC after a long period at Winston and Darren tells us why he did this and what he felt the benefits will be. Darren is a keen pacer having paced over 100 events and he explains why its so good to pace and what makes a good pacer along with a rewarding experience he had when pacing. Darren found that during COVID he was doing his own speed training but got to a point where he would burn out, he then turned to a coach to help him on his journey and then pushed towards Masters England qualification. Darren talks more about the Masters and how to get involved along with his experiences. After decades in the care industry, Darren got a job at Run North West and says its his dream job, whats not to love about talking about running all day... everyday? He also nails the quick fire round...

The team give race reviews for Sale Sizzler 3, Alderley Park Trail, BLACK KNIGHT CHARGE, Results of local runners from Lakeland as well as a quick review of Mossley 10k because we forgot. Cal talks again about the elusive sub 17min 5k, Katie is being a good girl and doing as her coach tells her, Dave has a 50/50 review with good and bad (someone push some luck Daves way), and Sean tell us about how his coaching setup is making his watch happy.

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