Still running after all these years
"Still crazy after all these years" was a song written and sang by multi-awarded singer-songwriter Paul Simon in 1975. It is described as a song which "captures a sense of introspection and self-awareness, portraying a man who revisits the past... and recognizes that despite the passage of time, he remains fundamentally the same in his habits, emotions and idiosyncrasies." I turned 70 last November, "older than I once was, younger than I'll be" (a line Paul added later to his classic "The Boxer" - yes, I am a fan -- and, perhaps, you now have an idea how I picked this blog entry's title). I have had some health issues that goes with age but thanks to my doctors, my wife, and God above all, I have overcome and continued with most of my "crazy" ways, foremost of which is my running. I have most definitely slowed down, running 1k in a snail-paced 12 minutes and sometimes more. My runs have been mostly on the shorter side, 2k...
