Manuary 2014

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

First run of the year - nothing much to write about, except to say it was a reasonable, pleasingly solid 45 minutes of honest running. Nothing exceptional, but given the unexpectedly torrid Christmas/New Year's festivities one that I am happy with.

To be honest, it was probably my mate Steve who got me into the running gear this morning. After a big catch up last night with friends who love a drink or three, this morning's foggy head and warm, humid running conditions were not a great combination. However, I only learned last night via sms from Steve that his New Year had been spent in surgery having half his bowel removed, and now he faces six weeks of recuperation before beginning chemotherapy. The shock made doubly so because Steve is only a few weeks older than myself, and is a super-fit cyclist.

In those circumstances I find it impossible to know what to say, except that I promised him I would never take good health for granted, and so it was an easy decision this morning to ignore the otherwise dissuasive conditions and to just get on with it.

7.2km 45mins

Track du jour: This one might sound a bit morbid, but it's not intended that way. It's actually a good long slow running song. From the mighty D. Gilmour...