23/09/2026
As thousands of runners prepare for the — a World Marathon Major — on September 27, Mike Sheridan looks back on the 2014 event. He writes in the prologue of “Dare to Dream: How at 70 I Ran the Marathon in Under Three Hours”:
‘I’m leaning against a fence in the finishing area, recovering and feeling quite pleased with myself. Ecstatic, actually. I’ve achieved what I set out to do. I can feel warmth spreading across my back and the hairs standing up. It might be winner’s elation, but I don’t feel shattered at all. It’s probably a genuine runner’s high.
‘There’s no one I know to turn to and give a high five or leap up and down with. I’m not that fresh, anyway. So here I am, alone with my thoughts, scratching my head and asking myself, How did I do that?’
Find out how he did it and went on to run all six original World Marathon Majors, breaking UK and world records in “Dare to Dream.” You can order it from a link below or find it at your favorite book retailer.
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