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Hi everyone,
I've just been reading my latest Fellrunner magazine, which I've had for quite a while before getting round to reading, so apologies for the very late report.
I am sad to say it included the obituary of Gordon Booth, known to us on this forum as "Running Fox". Gordon was a regular contributor on this site when it was still a busy forum, so I am posting this for those of you who have been around on the forum for a while who I am sure will remember him well.
Gordon didn't start running until his forties but he managed some amazing achievements, including a 2:53 marathon at London in 1995 which won him the V60 age category.
Gordon continued to run on his local fells well into his 80s. I kind of thought he would live forever. Having searched on his username it looks like his last post here was in December 2019 where he responded to a thread asking if running makes you live longer with the comment "Dunno, I'm only 87".
He was 89 when he passed away earlier this year. RIP Running Fox.
I've just been reading my latest Fellrunner magazine, which I've had for quite a while before getting round to reading, so apologies for the very late report.
I am sad to say it included the obituary of Gordon Booth, known to us on this forum as "Running Fox". Gordon was a regular contributor on this site when it was still a busy forum, so I am posting this for those of you who have been around on the forum for a while who I am sure will remember him well.
Gordon didn't start running until his forties but he managed some amazing achievements, including a 2:53 marathon at London in 1995 which won him the V60 age category.
Gordon continued to run on his local fells well into his 80s. I kind of thought he would live forever. Having searched on his username it looks like his last post here was in December 2019 where he responded to a thread asking if running makes you live longer with the comment "Dunno, I'm only 87".
He was 89 when he passed away earlier this year. RIP Running Fox.
