Third age: Paddy never runs out of enthusiasm

“My target, in life, is to be the fittest man in the cemetery. I just want to keep on running, until I physically cannot do it anymore,’’ he says.
“At the moment, I run approximately 30 to 40 miles a week. When I was in my prime, it would have been 70 to 80 miles a week. I run with Dunshaughlin’s Athletic Club. We have a great group of people of all ages. But, I am afraid, I am the oldest statesman of the group.’’