diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 9a2babc..28efe22 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -16,6 +16,53 @@ type ApiResponse struct {
 	Result      any    `json:"result,omitempty"`
 	ErrorCode   int    `json:"error_code,omitempty"`
 }
+type ApiResponseG[R any] struct {
+	Ok          bool   `json:"ok"`
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	Result      R      `json:"result,omitempty"`
+	ErrorCode   int    `json:"error_code,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type TelegramRequest[R, P any] struct {
+	method string
+	params P
+}
+type EmptyParams struct{}
+
+func NewRequest[R, P any](method string, params P) TelegramRequest[R, P] {
+	return TelegramRequest[R, P]{
+		method: method,
+		params: params,
+	}
+}
+func (r TelegramRequest[R, P]) Do(bot *Bot) (*R, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err := json.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(r.params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("https://api.telegram.org/bot%s/%s", bot.token, r.method), "application/json", &buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer req.Body.Close()
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := new(ApiResponseG[R])
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !response.Ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[%d] %s", response.ErrorCode, response.Description)
+	}
+	return &response.Result, nil
+}
 
 // request is a low-level call to api.
 func (b *Bot) request(methodName string, params any) (map[string]any, error) {
diff --git a/methods.go b/methods.go
index f80cfa7..46c14ae 100644
--- a/methods.go
+++ b/methods.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (b *Bot) Updates() ([]*Update, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return res, err
 	}
-	
+
 	for _, u := range res {
 		b.updateOffset = u.UpdateID + 1
 		err = b.updateQueue.Enqueue(u)
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func (b *Bot) Updates() ([]*Update, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) GetMe() (*User, error) {
+	//req := NewRequest[User, EmptyParams]("getMe", EmptyParams{})
+	//user, err := req.Do(b)
 	data, err := b.request("getMe", NoParams)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ type SendMessageP struct {
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) SendMessage(params *SendMessageP) (*Message, error) {
+	req := NewRequest[Message, SendMessageP]("sendMessage", *params)
+	return req.Do(b)
+
 	data, err := b.request("sendMessage", params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/runners.go b/runners.go
index 75daaa2..64988ec 100644
--- a/runners.go
+++ b/runners.go
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ func (b *Bot) ExecRunners() {
 				}
 			}()
 		} else if !runner.Async && runner.Onetime {
+			t := time.Now()
 			err := runner.Fn(b)
 			if err != nil {
 				b.logger.Warnf("Runner %s failed: %s\n", runner.Name, err)
 			}
+			elapsed := time.Since(t)
+			if elapsed > time.Second*2 {
+				b.logger.Warnf("Runner %s too slow. Elapsed time %s>=2s", runner.Name, elapsed)
+			}
 		} else if !runner.Onetime {
 			go func() {
 				for {