Manly May

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Back to the podiatrist today for new orthotics and advice, of which he had both. And being a fellow runner, his advice tends to be pragmatic and enthusiastic, rather than the customarily conservative pseudo-warnings you get from most medical practitioners.

He in particular urged me to get off the treadmill and back in the streets again, and so this evening I lobbed onto the local roads for 7km of concrete, bitumen and dog crap with three or so slightly testing hills thrown in for good measure.

Boy, was it great! Even better, I managed to maintain a sensible pace, and the time went sooo much faster than when on the treadmill. But, I certainly noticed the difference underfoot, so just one road session per week for the moment I think.

Track du jour today was a little different, as I was sans mp3-thingy, but in contemplating my return to the streets, I couldn't get Willie Nelson's On The Road Again out of my head, so it takes today's jackpotted super-mega-prize. Willie, you can collect your prize in person any workday during office hours.

So yeah, it was beaut being back on the roads again, but crikey, you see some strange things out there...