The legend of Fast Eddie..

[pa___ul3]

Just bragging really, my Granddad run the Liverpool Half Marathon on Sunday and finished in 2hrs 32 mins in 5762th place out of 6315. That's over 500 people he beat... he's 88!!
The man's a legend and mine and my brother's hero! He's guaranteed a spot in the Liverpool Marathon in October because the organisers agree with us!

[redman41]

Good for him paul ! He's a fit man

[micmak]

Well done Granddad. You should be very proud of him. Buy the man a pint.

[lcg]

wow...a truly determined and great guy! you must be proud x

[joggerjayne]

Whooooaaahhh !!!!

Fab, fab, fab, fab !!

He's my new hero.

Give him a BIG hug from me.

x x x x x x x

[wolf63]

Maybe 88 is the new 40!

I hope that he keeps on running - isn't that a song?

[dotty.]

That is truly inspirational, I couldn't jog to the fridge let alone consider entering a half marathon, I rish about at work 5 days a week using several flights of stairs for 8 hours a day but I can't sustain a slow trot of I need to : ( Good on that man

[boxtops]

Good for him, rah for pa_ul's granddad!

[ummmm]

I'm well impressed Paul....well done to him xx

[supersuezy24]

Good on him Pa_ul3 :)

[mrs_overall]

That is soooooo impressive.You must be so proud of him!

[Barmaid]

Fantastic Paul! Great, aren't they?

My grandad is 86 and still goes out for a jog at 5am every morning (nutter). At Christmas when we were at my parents we had to help him load up his car. The yard was just thick ice and I said "be careful grandy, take my arm and do it slowly" (not wanting him to slip on the ice). "Don't be daft he said, if you slow down, you die".

[starone]

That's fantastic. Wish I had the energy to do that. And the balance and stamina come to think of it.

[Lore]

Wow! That's fantastic, Paul. Well done Paul's grandad :)

[Jan1957]

I think you're entitled to brag paul. Good on him and I hope he does as well in October.

[askyourgran]

Fantastic, he's a sight fitter than me and a lot older as well. Hope he does well in October too.

[pa___ul3]

sorry, had to run off last night, I am indeed tremendously proud of him, as a man as much as as an athlete. Like Barmaid's granddad, there's no getting the man down! There's never any moaning (even though he's an Evertonian!) and he'll do anything for his 5 daughters. Humble isn't the word! He's actually been told by his doctor that on medical grounds alone, the doctor should have told him to stop running years ago, but he knows that it's what keeps my granddad going and there's many, many more miles in him yet!

[milly143]

That's amazing! Bet you're so proud. I would be boasting too. It makes me feel pretty lame for not doing enough training to compete in a half marathon I was supposed to do this month.