Last night we had a thunderstorm, which thankfully reduced the temperature somewhat. Second reason for thanks was that we avoided the hailstones, which were palm sized (hand not tree) and damaged cars in one of the local towns. Shattered windscreens and dented bodywork pictures were a big feature of today’s news.
Actually a shattered head and dented bodywork sums me up too, at present. I left the house a little later than usual but the weather was kind, and GPRS still playing up. Map My Run Mechanical Voice Lady wasn’t speaking to me either and when she did she was talking nonsense again.
So a quick dash up Mill Lane, flick the vee sign, and run down Lovers’ Lane – no-one there today, so a lonely dash back to the Hill That Kills. Again, surprisingly quiet – I saw a cyclist who was so skinny, I swear he looked like a white toothpick on a bike. The bike looked fatter than he did. He was followed by the non-fit cyclist – he of the transparent shorts – again wearing black shorts today.
Maybe his wife/husband/partner/mum/dad/friend has told him the translucent shorts aren’t a good look. Through Royston Vasey – no need for a water stop today, and on my way to War Of The Worlds Lane. I passed an oncoming very fit looking walker and he nodded to me. So far so quiet.
Next up the final stretch and I saw Hairy Biker Man with Arturo his bigger dog. As I ran past he held on tight to Arturo’s collar because he said Arturo likes chasing after runners. As I don’t like being chased by dogs/anything else I was glad he held onto him. But poor old Arturo looked very cheesed off – his dog walking escapades now ruined by a puffing, panting lady runner. I think to give him a break I should take a different route next time out, which is a bit of a shame as I like War Of The Worlds Lane even with the risk of alien abduction.
I am sorry Arthur for ruining your day. I’ll be somewhere else next time I promise.
Playlist
House of Fun – Madness
Baggy Trousers – ditto
One Step Beyond – ditto
Ghost Town – The Specials
Too Much Too Young – ditto
Rat Race – ditto
Selector – The Selector
Back To Black – ditto
Mirror In the Bathroom – The Beat
Cant Get Used To Losing You – ditto
Lip Up Fatty, – Bad Manners
One Step Beyond – Prince Buster
Our Lips Are Sealed – Fun Boy Three
Police On My Back – Eddy Grant and The Equals
Carry Go Bring Come – Justin Hinds and The Dominoes
54-56 Was My Number – Toots and The Maytals
Monkey Man – ditto
Rudy, A Message To You – Dandy Livingstone
My Boy Lollipop – Millie Small
King Of Kings – Jimmy Cliff
Tom Hark – The Piranhas
Let’s Do Rock Steady – The Bodysnatchers
Free Nelson Mandela – The Starlite Singers
Start – The Jam
Monkey Man – Amy Winehouse
Stats
Distance 9.67km
Time 1:04:36
Average Pace 6:40 (lower temperatures make a heck of a difference)
Elevation Gain 89 metres
Alzheimer’s Challenge
Kms Done 1207.74 (beat the 1200 marker)
Kms to do 810.26
