19032 – A Tribute
Get going. Get up and walk if you have to but finish the damned race. – Ron Hill Between 20 December 1964 and 30 January 2017, legendary British runner Ron Hill ran at least 1 mile everyday. That’s a total of 52 years and 39 days, or 19,032 days of running. 19032 – A Tribute To rise From adversity From disappointment From a quiet northern town And to keep rising For 19032 days. And in those 19032 days To run his way From cinder tracks and starting blocks Into the hearts of thousands. To take his place In history. In legend. In the story that started On the road To Athens from Marathon. To run To run and to Keep on running. For 19032 days Until he became As much a part of those streets As the ground beneath him Until they named streets after him. Solid and dependable. Steady as the beat Of his pounding feet. Of those northern soles. And his northern soul Would never tire of running. Not for 19032 days. To run And to rise And in 19032 days T