Declan ran at a pace as the treadmill whirred under him. Some heavy Industrial playing on his headphones as his feet thumped in time with the solid beat.

A kid of the 90s with a brother even older, Declan kicked it old-school, Nine Inch Nails filling his skull like Pinhead to keep the rest out.

The beep went off like an air-siren, marking the end of the set time. Going into a cool down, the cassette reached its end, slowing his pace the only sound in his home gym. ...