The now infamous 70 race season
I joined Darwen Dashers at the back end of November in 2014. I had toyed with the idea for a few months but wanted to have a crack at playing football at a higher level than I had done previously. My expectations of it seemed much higher than I found and my interest in playing the game was fading fast. I just didn't have the drive or motivation to play the way I used to on a regular basis. It wasn't anything to do with the team/manager or anything like that, just on a personal level, I felt like I didn't have the same desire anymore. Even when I scored, I didn't feel that same buzz and I had dabbled with 2 or 3 runs per week for a couple of months, only 10 miles max in total to be honest. When I joined the Dashers, I heard about a trophy that was given to the runner who'd done the most races over a season. I knew about the club championships on the roads & fells, but being so fresh to the running scene (knocking on a 20 year absence), I knew I was goi