How often do you walk or run?
An open invitation
To all us running bores.
You want to know
How much I run
I’ll tell you
You’ll be bored.
I’m obsessed with running
As runners often are
But we know that
no one’s interested
That’s basically the score.
So now I’m going to tell you
But only cos you asked
I know that no one’s listening
Another silly prompt.
I don’t run as I used to
quite as many miles
But still go out at seventy two
Four, five times a week.
Most of the runs
are four to six miles
with a long one
At weekends.
My weekly average mileage
Twenty five, thirty miles
But that is just the running
Seldom count the walks.
Walking’s more a social thing
I’ll often go with friends
I don’t see it as exercise
Just fresh air and outside.
And then there’s all the walking
That you’ll just normally do
Back and forwards into town
Or round about the place.
My daily average step count
Is thirteen thousand steps.
So to those still reading
I have to wonder why?
It keeps me fit and healthy
But what does it mean to you???
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