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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 488 11th November 2016
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Ranelagh wins the Harold Lee Cup mob match v Orion Harriers
* Jon Pepper and Laura Blazey lead our mob
* Ranelagh women finish 25th in the National Cross-Country Relay
Championships
* Ranelagh U13 Boys finish 11th in the Surrey Cross-Country Relay
Championships
* Nick Twomey runs 2:41 at the Frankfurt Marathon, Jonathan Moore 2:57
* 18.39 5km by Megan de Silva in New York
* James Whistler is the fastest vegetable on the planet
* Next men's Surrey League race this Saturday 12th November at Coulsdon
* Coming up - London Championships and South of the Thames Championships
* Still time to book for the club Christmas Party on 3rd December
* Apply now to enter the draw for our three guaranteed places in the 2017
London Marathon
ATTENTION PLEASE
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LUCY PYGOTT and STACEY BURROWS
Our sincere condolences go to the family, friends and Aldershot clubmates of
teenagers Lucy and Stacey who were so tragically killed in a road accident
while out training on Tuesday. Our thoughts are with you.
2XU SURREY LEAGUE Saturday 12th November at Farthing Downs, Coulsdon
Our women's team have the week off but our men are in action in the second
2XU Surrey League race at Coulsdon. The combined U17, U15 and U13 race
starts at 2.30pm, followed by the senior event at 3pm. Race HQ is the SLH
clubhouse, 194a Brighton Road, Coulsdon CR5 2NF. Changing facilities and
toilets are available at the club, as well as hopefully drinks afterwards.
Race start/finish is on Farthing Downs, just off Downs Road, about 1 km from
the SLH clubhouse, as in previous years. Allow 10 minutes' walk. Here's the
course map:.
The easiest way to get there is by public transport. Men's Captain Phil
Killingley writes:
"The team train will be the 1259 from Clapham Junction to East Grinstead
(but not actually going as far as East Grinstead), probably platform 13. We
change at East Croydon, then arrive at Coulsdon South (not Coulsdon Town) at
1325. From there we will go to the SLH clubhouse, pick up numbers then head
up to the course. For anyone that misses the train, there's one at 1315,
1329, 1345 etc, each taking around half an hour with a change at East
Croydon. By all means aim for a later one, but bear in mind that it gets
quite tight if the Southern trains (which are a bit notorious) are running
late. If you are running late, don't go to the SLH clubhouse, but straight
from the station to the start.
If you're driving, allow time for Saturday traffic. There are pay car parks
in Coulsdon (e.g. Lion Green Road) near to the clubhouse. Please take note
of on-street parking restrictions. There is no parking on the Downs. There
are more directions on our website here:.
SOUTH OF THE THAMES 5 miles Championship including Ranelagh women's
championships Saturday 26th November at Polesden Lacey near Dorking
Note the change of venue from that printed on our fixture card. The course
is the same as last year, starting in front of the National Trust property
of Polesden Lacey, climbing up to the top of Ranmore Common and back down
again. Men and women all run together but there are separate men's and
women's South of the Thames Championship trophies and medals. This year the
race will incorporate Ranelagh's women's championships, as follows: the Hugh
Jones Salver goes to the leading first-claim Ranelagh woman, Trish's Trophy
goes to the leading Ranelagh woman over 40 and the new Petersham Trophy
donated by Ellen Clague goes to the leading Ranelagh woman over 50. Entries
must be made in advance - contact the Captains / Team Managers if you want
to run.
NEXT JOB FOR THE MOB
At home in Richmond Park against South London Harriers for the Stubbs Cup on
Saturday 10th December. Our usual 7.5 miles mob match route, starting at
2.30pm. Every able-bodied Harrier needed to ensure our 14th consecutive mob
match victory.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
There is still time to put your name down for our Christmas Party which will
be held on SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER at the Lass o'Richmond Hill pub in Queen's
Road, Richmond TW10 6JJ. Price is £40 per head to include a three-course
meal, wine and dancing to a DJ. Please add your name to the list in the
clubhouse where you can also specify your food choice from the menu. If you
can't get to the club please e-mail Michele Gibson
micheleagibson@hotmail.com to let her know you are coming. For
payment, please leave cash/cheque in the clubhouse in an envelope addressed
to Michele or post it to her at 79 Thames Side, Staines-upon-Thames,
Middlesex TW18 2HF. You can also pay by bank transfer: account name Ranelagh
Harriers, sort code 40-13-10, account number 12154501, reference CLUB XMAS
and your NAME. Deadline for reserving a place and payment is Tuesday 22nd
November.
LONDON MARATHON GUARANTEED PLACES
If you applied for the 2017 London Marathon but were not successful in the
ballot - all is not lost. This year we have three guaranteed places, and
provided that you meet the qualifying criteria you are invited to apply for
one of them. To be eligible you must have either run two mob matches in 2016
or run one mob match and helped marshal at a club cross country race. The
draw will be made as usual at the club Christmas Party on 3rd December. To
put your name in the hat contact Hon Sec Wyn Williams
wynfordwilliams@icloud.com before the party.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING...
...for the 2017 World Athletics Championships which are to be held at
London's Olympic Park? Follow this link:
PAUL WAPSHOTT
Commiserations to Paul Wapshott who fell while training with the club on
Tuesday 1st November. He was taken to hospital where his patella (kneecap)
was found to have broken into four pieces. Paul writes on Facebook: "Had a
niggly pain before the run so took it easy. I think I must have had a small
stress fracture and the trip must have pulled it apart. My knee never hit
the ground. I'm home after my op on Sunday. I have screws and wires holding
everything together. Will be away from running for a while." Many thanks to
all those who helped manage the situation and kept Paul warm and comfortable
until the ambulance arrived.
THURSDAY NIGHT TRACK TRAINING AT OSTERLEY
The club is continuing to subsidise track sessions on Thursday evenings at
the Osterley track. All groups and all abilities are welcome. The sessions
are every Thursday 7.30-8.30pm. Link to the map is here:.
FACEBOOK
Follow Ranelagh on Facebook.
WHAT'S COMING
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More details of the following from the men's Captains ( e-mail Phil
or Trevor ) ranelagh.men@gmail.com
or the women's Captain / Team Manager ( e-mail Becky or Phil ranelagh.women@gmail.com )
Saturday 12th November 2XU Surrey League (men) at Coulsdon. Start
time 2.30pm for juniors and 3pm for seniors
Saturday 19th November London Cross-Country Championships at
Parliament Hill. 1.15pm start for women, 2pm for men
Saturday 26th November South of the Thames 5 miles championships at
Polesden Lacey near Dorking. See above
Saturday 3rd December Surrey Ladies League 6km on Mitcham Common.
Start time 12 noon for seniors, 1pm for U17s and U15s and 1.30pm for U13s
Saturday 10th December Stubbs Cup mob match v South London Harriers
in Richmond Park. 7.5 miles, start time 2.30pm
5km parkruns every Saturday at 9am and 2km junior parkruns weekly or monthly
on Sundays.
Venues, more details and registration at www.parkrun.com or
www.parkrun.org.uk/events/juniorevents/.
WHAT'S HAPPENED
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HAROLD LEE CUP MOB MATCH v ORION HARRIERS Saturday 5th November at
Chingford, Epping Forest
Phil Killingley reports:
"Two years ago Ranelagh travelled to Epping Forest and won there for the
first time since 1984. The margin was 484 points and 109 raced, our team
narrowly outsizing theirs. But whispers reached us this year of Orion's
massive recruitment success via their new website, and the weapon of
surprise was no longer in our armoury. Fireworks of a different kind were
therefore predicted for 5th November in Ranelagh's bid to make it thirteen
mob match victories in a row.
With so little rain in October the course was benign: there was very little
of the gloopy mud bedevilling runners two years ago. But some steady rain on
Friday at least made it interesting and made spikes/trail shoes the
preferred footwear. Lining up on the startline then were 56 Ranelites,
sadly without Paul Wapshott who had fractured his knee in an overzealous
attempt to boost his Ranelagh performance. Orion had 61, though could they
cope with our Surrey League stars at the front?
The answer was no. Jon Pepper strode out through the beautifully dappled
Epping Forest sunlight like a cheetah on speed, finishing in a numerically
pleasing time of 44:44. (New member Mike Morris echoed him in a fantastic
25th place with 55:55 and Amrut Sharma would have done if only 66:66 were
possible - instead he ran 66:57).
Trailing in Jon's turbulent wake was a blue wave that would be the envy of
many Surrey League teams - Gregory, Creegan, Assmundson, Killingley, Impey
and Haarer made the top 7 spots all ours. 17 of the first 21, with Sam
Dalgleish and Peter Faull closing this surge, made it all but impossible for
Ranelagh to lose. A particularly pleasing run for Louis Randall flying home
in 12th.
When Orion put together four in a row, a blue wave of five was there to
respond, led by first lady Laura Blazey and closed by second lady Fiona
Ford. Special mentions must go to Elin Mortensen, travelling all the way
from Norway to compete, and Vaughan Ramsay, returning from Canada. Such is
the dedication of our mob. Andy Hayward was our last scorer
(Anchor-mobster) in his 50th match - congratulations. He was rewarded with a
bottle of beer - just what the owner of Thames Side Brewery needed. John
Ricketts is now only one mob match behind Andy and Bill Harvey is
impressively one away from his century. Check out how many you've run . I should
also mention a brilliant run by V50 John Shaw in 27th place.
And despite some clubhouse jitters the result was heavily in our favour: a
brilliant 2445-3228, unexpectedly and utterly surpassing our victory margin
of two years ago.
Thanks to Alan Hedger for team managing us and Steve Rowland for the shouts
along the way- much appreciated! To coaches and captains for their
recruitment efforts. And to Orion for their warm welcome, excellent course
marking (how many tonnes of sawdust?), epic marshalling and tasty tea with
beer in the clubhouse afterwards. They are extending their building to
accommodate even larger mobs in the future!
Finally thanks to Ken Powley for posting results and stats. The following
got away xc age graded pbs, and Richard and Louis' were home and away pbs:
Richard Gregory (beating even the 4th place in the Surrey League division
1 from 5 years ago, with 82.0%)
Nick Impey - 77.0%
Jonathan Smith - 74.0%
Louis Randall (a superb jump to 74.9% from a previous best of 73.2%, set
in the Thames mob match last month)
Mark Herbert - 74.1%
Rick Jenner - 75.8%
Toby Cooper - 65.9%
Egis Vincel - tba
Phil Roberts - 65.7%
Michael Osborne - 62.6%
Ken notes: "Clive Naish has completed 131 consecutive Mob Matches since
1983, and David Wright has completed his 166th Mob Match, the highest in
Ranelagh history." Chris Camacho adds: "I ran my 400th Parkrun in the
morning, my 44th mob match in afternoon, 37th consecutive. Excellent
birthday"
ECCA NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 5th November at
Mansfield
Phil Aiken writes:
"I arrived at Berry Hill Park in Mansfield as the U17 Women's race was
entering its final stages, the announcer describing the action as Lucy
Pygott broke the tape to secure victory for Aldershot, Farnham & District. A
couple of minutes later, Stacey Burrows brought Aldershot's B team home in
13th. It was to be a glorious day for Aldershot with a return of five team
gold medals, one silver and one bronze from the day's ten events. Yet four
days later, news emerged that those runs at Mansfield were to be Lucy's and
Stacey's last, both girls being killed after being hit by a car outside
Aldershot Military Stadium, shortly after 7pm on Tuesday evening.
Ranelagh produced an excellent performance in the Senior Women's race, but
my account of that will rightly wait for next time. For now, my thoughts are
with all those affected by this tragedy."
Senior Women
1 Aldershot F&D AC 29.04
25 Ranelagh H 'A' 33.10
Nic Jackson 12 10.06
Suzy Whatmough 26 11.35
Estelle Damant 25 11.28
58 Ranelagh H 'B' 37.25
Julia Bailey 66 11.59
Becky Northmore 63 12.49
Becky Curtis-Hall 58 12.36
BRUCE JUDD SURREY COUNTY JUNIOR CROSS-COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday
29th October at Stoke Park, Guildford
It was good to see Ranelagh represented again in these junior relays after a
gap of several years. Euan Sinclair, Noah Heron-Brett and Tom Armstrong all
acquitted themselves well in the Under 13 race to finish 11th in a field of
28.
Under 13 Boys
1 Aldershot F&D AC 21.54
11 Ranelagh H 24.59
Euan Sinclair 14 8.06
Noah Heron-Brett 15 8.43
Tom Armstrong 11 8.10
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 28th October in Hyde Park
1 J Laing (Hill) 16.15
208 Alan Davidson 26.00
212 Pete Warren 26.18
parkrun 5km Saturday October 29th in Richmond (Canada)
Ellen Clague writes:
"On Saturday October 29th, Vaughan Ramsay, my daughter Lauryn and I
represented Ranelagh Harriers at the first parkrun to be held in Richmond,
Canada! Richmond is a suburb of Vancouver and the 'Richmond Olympic parkrun'
runs along the footpath by the Fraser River and past the Richmond Olympic
Oval (where the long track speed skating was held during the 2010 Winter
Olympics). The day was wet and cool but despite that, there was an
enthusiastic group of about 20 or so runners out, some even decked out in
Halloween costumes! It was a fun day and my first time volunteering for
parkrun - I was the tail runner! Afterwards, many people gathered at Tim
Horton's for coffee and donuts (can't get much more Canadian than coffee at
"Timmy's"!). It's great to have parkrun starting in Canada and to be able to
be here to see it take off! So, if any Ranelagh ever find themselves coming
out to the West Coast of Canada, please come and join me at the Richmond
Olympic parkrun!
1 J Roberts (Canada) 18.10
5 Vaughan Ramsay 20.20
27 Lauryn Clague 34.49
36 Ellen Clague 40.58
FRANKFURT MARATHON Sunday 30th October
Jonathan Moore reports:
"It was a fun marathon. It was very crowded at the start. I should have got
to the corral a bit earlier so started fairly far back and had to take it
easy because of the congestion. I'm pretty happy with the time. It was a
very good course for a PB - much flatter and cooler than Stockholm."
Notwithstanding the slow start, Jonathan ran an amazingly even-paced race to
beat his previous best by some eight minutes and duck inside three hours for
the first time. Nick Twomey ran the first half at sub-2:40 pace but couldn't
quite hold on in the second half. Nick writes: "Sadly 6 secs slower than the
PB but a return to a decent form so not all bad. Also it's Championships
qualifying for another 2 years!"
1 M Korir (Kenya) 2:06.48 (chip time 2:06.48)
235 Nick Twomey 2:42.12 (2:41.47)
862 Jonathan Moore 2:58.52 (2:57.57)
RIVER THAMES HALF MARATHON Sunday 30th October
James Whistler writes:
"Pretty pleased to say - pending formal approval from Guinness World Records
- I'm now a world record holder! Thanks to some great company, photography
and pacing from Mark Herbert and Jon Pepper, I managed to complete the River
Thames Half Marathon in 1.24.02, taking two minutes off the previous record
- so can (proudly) call myself the Fastest Vegetable on the Planet." Jon
Pepper points out that he was ineligible to compete because a pepper is in
fact a fruit. Race organiser Roy Reeder adds: "Congrats to James Whistler
and Mark Herbert, 1st and 2nd local men in yesterday's River Thames Half,
they win one month's membership of Weybridge Health Club."
1 J Hoad (Bedford) 1:10.16 (chip time 1:10.16)
15 B Atkinson (WSEH) 1:20.12 (1:20.11 - 1st woman)
24 Nick Wright 1:23.42 (1:23.39)
29 James Whistler 1:24.04 (1:24.02)
30 Mark Herbert 1:24.06 (1:24.04)
32 Jon Pepper (Phoenix) 1:24.11 (1:24.10)
305 Paul Wapshott 1:41.11 (1:40.12)
WIMBLEDON HALF MARATHON Sunday 30th October
1 J Faudemer (Jersey) 1:14.11 (chip time 1:14.10)
18 K Sclater (unatt) 1:25.06 (1:25.02 - 1st woman)
86 Rachel Revett 1:43.11 (1:43.01)
KINGFIELD CANTER 2.85 miles handicap Wednesday 2nd November
1 C Scammell (Wimb W) 25.10 (actual time 20.25)
15 Sonia Rowland 27.33 (22.33)
17 Steve Rowland 28.30 (28.30)
ALGARVE CHALLENGE Thursday 3rd - Sunday 7th November in Portugal
Alan Davidson reports:
"I had months out earlier in the year with Achilles treatment then capped
that with a virus for three weeks in October so I was relieved to make it to
Monte Gordo but wasn't sure I could cope with four races in five days.
Luckily the week that had five days of 19-23C sunshine and two duff days had
the races on the good days. I did the 5k trail race (stony/sandy pine forest
tracks) in 26.50 and the track mile in Vila Real in 7.34.5 about the best I
could hope for - but the 10k forest trail race was a struggle getting a
60.12 p.w. The Guadiana '10' road race from Ayamonte (Spain) to Vila Real
(Portugal) apart from some very steep climbs because of distance added at
start and finish (mainly on cobbles!) now adds up to 11 miles and that is
further than I have run for 10 years! A sunny, windy day was O.K. but the
last two miles for me was hard work through tiredness but also a mile was
into a very strong wind and some of the course unkind to weary limbs on
cobbles. My race was summed up by finishing 573rd out of 587 but I was
pleased that I stuck it out! Crowd support was very good but it probably
helps me personally that I look like Father Christmas! I got back to 4C
Gatwick luckily in time to catch the 21.53 train to Clapham Junction but
being a Southern service I was actually in time for the 19.53! It wasn't
however a pleasant journey as a nearly two hours late train had only four
coaches against the advertised twelve so I had to stand to Clapham Junction
with my heavy rucksack on my back but no danger of falling over!"
ABBOTT DASH TO THE FINISH LINE 5k Saturday 5th November in New York City
Megan de Silva, on holiday in NYC, found a high-class 5k held the day before
the Marathon.
1 D Cabral (USA) 14.18
28 K Grovdal (Norway) 15.40 (1st woman)
176 Megan de Silva 18.39
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON Sunday 6th November
Duncan Mallison writes on Facebook:
"Tough day at the office. 3:34 slowest marathon for 9 years, 37 minutes
slower than London 2015. Having been injured for 12 months after London I
knew I am still miles off where I once was. Targeted 3:15 which I thought
was realistic, was on schedule and feeling strong at mile 22 but suddenly
fell 'off a cliff', last 4 miles were hell. No excuses have not done enough
mileage, I lacked race sharpness and got found out."
1 G Ghebreslassie (Erit) 2:07.51
5030 Bruce McLaren 3:32.47
5373 Duncan Mallison 3:34.18
32577 Hannah Doyle 4:50.22
MARLOW HALF MARATHON Sunday 6th November
1 A Miller (Belgrave) 1:15.31 (chip time 1:15.30)
50 Mick Lane 1:31.34 (1:31.31)
parkrun results...
...showing all PBs, all performances with an age-graded percentage of 65%
and above, and all junior results. For this week's full Ranelagh results
follow this link:. From this
screen you can also access the previous week's Ranelagh results.
SURBITON JUNIORS parkrun 2km Sunday 23rd October
1 J Wiles (unatt) 7.28
2 Matthew O'Donovan 7.33
10 Caitlin O'Donovan 9.01
parkruns 5km Saturday 29th October
Bushy Park
Jonathan Smith 17.39 (73.47%), Owen Delaney 19.33 (69.31%), Kevin Jacques
22.27 (70.23% and PB), Finlay Sinclair 23.39 (jnr), Noel Simpson 27.56 (PB)
Banstead Woods
Jon Pepper 15.56 (80.96% and PB), Christopher Parsons 23.11 (74.41% and PB)
Richmond Park
Tom Bradley 18.18 (72.86% and jnr), Peter Faull 19.32 (66.81%), Stewart
Anderson 20.39 (70.31%), Alberto Esguevillas 20.47 (67.20%), Nick Fordham
21.21 (jnr and PB), Cecily Day 22.51 (66.16% and jnr),
Sam Rushby 23.35 (72.16% and PB and jnr), Ewan Lorimer 23.36 (jnr and PB),
Ellie Luxmoore 23.57 (jnr), Carol Aikin 24.38 (69.76%), Daniel Rushby 25.36
(jnr), James Rushby 25.55 (jnr), Ben Rushby 30.05 (65.71% and jnr)
Brockwell Park
Sam Dalgleish 17.39 (73.09%), Megan de Silva 18.41 (79.57%), Marie
Synnott-Wells 20.20 (84.51%)
Wormwood Scrubs
Nick Impey 17.01 (77.08% and PB)
Old Deer Park
Kris Davidson 18.31 (74.80%), Henry Maguire 43.56 (jnr)
Nonsuch Park
Jackie Dunkley 29.11 (66.48%)
Crane Park
Nic Jackson 18.36 (79.57%), Dan Little 18.41 (71.45% and PB), Bruce McLaren
20.03 (73.57%), Paul Sinton-Hewitt 21.48 (71.10%), Phil Roberts 21.57
(67.73%), Becky Northmore 21.59 (67.32%), Josie Kearey 26.08 (jnr)
Newcastle
Emma Wellham 21.01 (70.42% and PB)
Southwark
Alan Davidson 26.05 (66.84%)
Gunnersbury
Chris Read 22.46 (65.81%)
Reigate Priory
Duncan Mallison 19.49 (69.39%)
Hove Promenade
Becky Curtis-Hall 20.43 (71.92%), Rob Curtis 21.39 (65.97%), Ally Salisbury
25.29 (65.79%)
Gnoll
Jake Waldron 16.42 (77.25%), Julia Bailey 21.29 (68.89%)
parkruns 5km Saturday 5th November
Bushy Park
Nick Wright 17.56 (76.12%), James Whistler 18.34 (69.48%), Chris Brook 20.39
(66.59%), Noel Simpson 27.21 (PB), Jackie Dunkley 28.58 (66.97%)
Kingston
Chris Camacho 23.03 (400th parkrun)
Banstead Woods
Christopher Parsons 22.48 (75.66% and PB)
Richmond Park
Ed Smith 19.21 (69.51%), Bill Neely 20.37 (73.83%), Jess Harbert 22.00
(68.71% and jnr), Cecily Day 22.53 (66.06% and jnr), Robert Hillhouse 24.01
(PB), Daniel Rushby 24.15 (65.09% and jnr), Carol Aikin 24.20 (70.62%), Sam
Rushby 24.25 (69.69% and jnr), James Rushby 24.37 (jnr), Andrew Brown 24.58
(66.56%), Ewan Lorimer 25.14 (jnr), Ben Rushby 29.21 (67.35% and jnr),
Bronwen Northmore 32.02 (65.24%), Pat Hewlett 40.50 (63.96%)
Old Deer Park
Kris Davidson 18.14 (75.96%)
Huddersfield
Paul Sinton-Hewitt 20.57 (73.99%), Jo Sinton-Hewitt 27.18 (62.94%)
Crane Park
Nick Twomey 19.17 (67.07%), Kevin Jacques 23.09 (68.11%), Karima Graham
25.49 (PB), Josie Kearey 26.22 (jnr)
Homewood
Heather Martingell 23.49 (71.24%)
Osterley Park
Phil Jackson 25.16 (67.02%)
Reigate Priory Park
Jo Knight 33.04 (PB)
Swansea Bay
Nick Fordham 21.28 (jnr)
BUSHY PARK JUNIORS parkrun 2km Sunday 6th November
1 J Poncia (SMR) 6.55
5 Euan Sinclair 7.39
7 Lydia Louw 7.49 (1st girl)
20 Finlay Sinclair 8.33
37 Eilidh Sinclair 9.40
136 Isla Sinclair 12.22
SAVILL GARDENS JUNIORS parkrun 2km Sunday 6th November
1 B Clark (Bracknell) 7.41
169 Connor Scally 16.16
FINALLY...
MOVES LIKE JAGGER
From The Times: Mick Jagger's training, aged 73.
"I train five or six days a week, but I don't go crazy. I alternate between
gym work and dancing, then I do sprints, things like that."