Diddly December

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Another half-hour solid plod goes in the running log today. These runs may not be much to write about, but I want to get a few of these tucked in my belt before beginning to cut loose a little. It's been too long an off season to risk further injury by doing too much too soon. Ah, well, 'tis the silly season anyway, so time for running is not so easy to find. It is great to be running again though and I'm already feeling the benefits, with a heightened smugness more than overshadowing any lesser physical improvements.

With yet more mayhem in the UK (Brexit), France (yet another terrorist attack) and the U.S.A. (what else but Trump?) plus ongoing industrial trouble at work, and the general chaos that is the pre-Christmas season, I need this athletic mental tonic just now as much as cheap gin needs real tonic.

And with that thought in mind, I'm off to find a drink. Cheers.