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February 2008
04-02-2008, 09:22 AM,
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February 2008
I've avoided the dreaded 'recovery' runs in recent times. These forrays into the hills a day after long training runs are made for masochists. It's all rusted joints, aching limbs and knackered lungs, never a thing of beauty and usually laced with pain or, as our Almerían friend would say, discomfort.

There was discomfort a-plenty as I laboured across the downs a little after sunrise. That evil, knifing wind that had frozen my limbs yesterday lurked over the first brow, dancing in gleefully to sear tired flesh from frozen bone. Thankfully I had the incomporable Alice Cooper to keep me warm. It's Alice's birthday today - 112 - and the Evil One had been given licence to indulge. He treated us to a twenty minute slice of vintage Zappa, a full orchestral piece to smash the senses and mangle the mind. My track du jour though was a fabulous piece of world collision. Pat Boone, the celebrated sixties crooner, had apparantly taken a shine to one of Mr Coopers' better known works, so much so that he recorded his own tribute. So, as I dragged my heavy carcass up yet another muddy, bone-chilled climb, I was seranaded by Mr Pat Boone singing 'No More Mister Nice Guy'. Surreal.

I was sorry to hear the news that the good people of Barcelona had resorted to greeting Lewis Hamilton, in town for some pre-season F1 testing, with monkey chants and general racist abuse. Surely our Spanish friends can come up with something a little more acerbic? The powers that be at the FIA have announced they are to consider withdrawing the circuits' licence for this season. I doubt this will happen. Surely a far more fitting punishment would be to deduct ten points from Fernando 'The Incredible Sulk' Alonso who's petulant dummy-spitting started this whole furore in the first place . . .

I'll get me coat Big Grin

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph

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February 2008 - by Sweder - 02-02-2008, 11:39 AM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 02-02-2008, 12:24 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 03-02-2008, 02:33 PM
February 2008 - by El Gordo - 03-02-2008, 03:07 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 04-02-2008, 09:22 AM
February 2008 - by stillwaddler - 05-02-2008, 01:18 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 06-02-2008, 12:01 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 08-02-2008, 09:54 AM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 10-02-2008, 04:34 PM
February 2008 - by El Gordo - 10-02-2008, 10:32 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 10-02-2008, 11:10 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 11-02-2008, 04:37 PM
February 2008 - by El Gordo - 11-02-2008, 05:14 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 11-02-2008, 05:37 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 13-02-2008, 09:14 AM
February 2008 - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 14-02-2008, 08:20 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 15-02-2008, 10:48 AM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 19-02-2008, 08:19 AM
February 2008 - by stillwaddler - 19-02-2008, 11:56 AM
February 2008 - by Antonio247 - 19-02-2008, 07:39 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 19-02-2008, 08:54 PM
February 2008 - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 20-02-2008, 08:44 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 24-02-2008, 01:22 PM
February 2008 - by Bierzo Baggie - 24-02-2008, 08:25 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 25-02-2008, 01:40 PM
February 2008 - by stillwaddler - 25-02-2008, 01:49 PM
February 2008 - by Sweder - 27-02-2008, 01:19 PM

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