Celebrating Charles' Running Milestones
For many years since I took up running in 2003 I was running with friends and our common bond was running. On some occasions it was a solo run - a fabulous way of fantasizing about all the things you wanted to be but never really became. The runs that give you a chance to dream about things that you dreamt about as a 16 year old. I have a feeling that alone winds the age clock back. Then you came. Although it had never really crossed my mind, your arrival ended any dim thoughts about hanging up my running shoes. I may have been diligent but I wasn’t as plucky as you are. In the last 15 years since you took up running you have taught me to be courageous and take on races that are long and in places that I never thought I would go to. From running in a park among wild animals to running in places where we are the only Ugandans showing up, we have laced up next to each other and headed to places unkno...