September

[glaconman]

September has been an uneventful month; but not a bad one all-the-same. I've done some long, some steady, some tempo, some hill reps. All whilst negotiating injuried feet and several bouts of man-flu.

So whilst nothing of note has happened at least I've managed to hold my ground. No mean feat.

Perhaps this is a good time to mention a couple of books I've started this year. I'm not a keen student of running like some around these parts. But they can help to get things moving.

In April I received 'Running In The Clouds' as a 41st birthday present. And when I'd finished reading this book all I had to do was wander out of the door and it was all there. Amazing.

If that book represents the meat-and-two-veg of running chronicles then 'What I talk about when I talk about running' is the weak Miso soup. It's not a long book, but I didn't finish it.

'Born to Run' didn't start off well. I liked what he was saying but his style and rhetoric were difficult for me. But once the narrative kicked-in and the characters started to show-up then it all started to roll and I loved it. I suspect he has one eye on an adaptation for the big screen and I hope it happens.

Next stop is a couple of races so I can try and put some markers down.