Run? Must in August.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Regret to say the second instalment of "Running Classic Albums" was rather harder than the first. I'm not sure why, but what should have been a simpler, easier run was rather a struggle. After a few days of foul weather had precluded the chance of a reasonable run I finalyl couldn't stand it any more and headed out the door into the teeth of a gale and immediately thought "Alice Cooper". Specifically, I thought "Welcome To My Nightmare", but sadly that wasn't loaded on my mp3-box-thing-of-tricks and so I settled for his live 1997 opus "A Fistful of Alice".

It started out well enough, with a fine rendition of "School's Out" (featuring former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar), but soon after I began to struggle with a slight but lengthy incline. This was nothing really tricky and I've run it many times before, but today I was reduced to a walk at one point, something unexpected and not a little disappointing.

"Lost in America" revived me somewhat but the run was cut shorter than the entire album and required another walk break before the end came mercifully into view.

So, not a great run but I still enjoyed the concept and remain enthusiastic. Hopefully another run not too far away.

Album du Jour: A Fistful of Alice, 1997 (live, US version).
Track du Jour: Welcome To My Nightmare