Three runs to report from the last few days:
Sunday: 12 kms, comfortably done. Track
du jour was an old favourite: Emerson Lake and Palmer's rendition of
Fanfare for the Common Man (album version). I've always loved this work, but ever since the local TV network used it as their theme music for the 2000 Olympic Games coverage, it has been firmly fixed in my mind as a fantastic bit of motivation for any sport, but especially running. Oddly though, this was the first time it has popped up on my random play mp3 thingy. "Brilliant" is all I can say about it - and definitely a desert island disc (so long as the desert island is big enough to run around).
Tuesday: 5kms & Wednesday: 5kms. These two were run on the hotel gym's treadmills (Mrs MLCM and I having a couple of days R&R), but
sans music. Never-the-less, two very good runs, both 12-month PBs on account of the highly motivating news of Sweder's success in South Africa. Great stuff! It was also nice to use pro-quality treadmills that automatically latched onto my HRM and displayed heart rate, calories etc on the big screen rather than having to peer at my watch. A few
de rigeur stretches and a sauna immediately after each run made these two mid-week shorties memorable.
Tomorrow I'm off to Melbourne for the day - this was to be the trip that coincided with Luc's (ljs) visit recently, but unfortunately my trip was delayed, so the Grolsch-fest never happened.
Tomorrow will therefore be a quick beer-less and run-less day trip.
My claim of an easter-egg and hot cross bun-free Easter didn't quite stand up to three days of family-oriented activities, but the runs have helped maintain a semblence of conditioning, and after a couple of beers tonight in honour of our TOM champ, tomorrow is back to a properly healthy eating protocol.
Stay tuned for more news as it comes to foot...
Audacious April.
