Posted by on Jan 12, 2011 in #janathon | One Comment

Day 12 – the ‘run misty for me’ day Stats at bottom for checkers There’s something really magical about running through mist. Or is it fog? I never know which is which. Anyway, I ran early today and enjoyed the muffling, mysterious experience of having the sound of my footsteps softened, the streetlights haloed by […]

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Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in #janathon, fear, mental health, running shoes | 2 Comments

Janathon Day 10 – the ‘don’t bloody ask’ day! This is how bad it was – I’m giving you a choice of my janathon misery or a good laugh and I’d strongly recommend the laugh. Stats: • Distance – 1.45k• Mood – frustration turning to fear, becoming fury and veering hysteria-wards later• Backstory – complicated. […]

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Posted by on Jan 9, 2011 in #janathon, Brueghel, Iain M Banks, piriformis, science fiction | One Comment

Day 9 – Landscape with runners (after Brueghel) So much I want to write about today! The picture, and the fact that I am lucky enough to have four windmills within running distance of my home; the joy of running on a crisp morning; the horror of piriformis syndrome, and why Iain M Banks is […]

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Posted by on Jan 8, 2011 in #janathon, mickey rourke, pinkyandnobrain, running and writing | 2 Comments

Day 8 – the Mickey Rourke of runs Why Mickey Rourke? Because it was quick, short and rather dirty. The details: • 1.03 k• Very early in the morning• Orchestrated by Aphex Twin (Outside Kick Ass Violin Solo to be precise) and The Commitments (Mustang Sally) So here’s the reason. I have to be in […]

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Posted by on Jan 7, 2011 in #janathon, cupcakes, dreams, editing, editors, hilary mantel, Hotel Chocolat, narrative arcs, rewrites | One Comment

Janathon Day 7 – the demotivation Dalek strikes Motivation was a problem today. This couldn’t get me out of the door, even though I wasn’t going to let myself eat it until I got home – it’s a Hotel Chocolat 5-second Chilli and it was delicious although, if I’m being totally honest, I think the […]

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Posted by on Jan 6, 2011 in #janathon, chocolate, endorphins, Hotel Chocolat, Montezuma's chocolates, orgasm, running | 5 Comments

Janathon Day 6 – chocolate is my fuel of choice Today’s blog is brought to you by Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Milk Chocolate Costa Rica Coffee, all 100 grams of it! Yes, I eat therefore I run. It’s always been that way for me. Not necessarily running, but something aerobic. And I’ve never, ever, been […]

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Posted by on Jan 5, 2011 in #janathon, bad karma, chocolate, sadism | One Comment

Janathon Day 5 – the bad karma day An old running friend rings me. Her: I saw your blog about runners and masochism. Me: Good. The point of writing is for somebody else to read it. Silence Her: Oh. Right … So … I liked it a lot. Me, graciously: Thank you. Her, apprehensively: But… […]

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Posted by on Jan 4, 2011 in "minding my peas and cucumbers", #janathon, runners and sexual deviancy | 6 Comments

Older, Colder, Slower, Tireder (or not as the case may be) Janathon Day 4 Today’s run is brought to you by: • Solo Gamalat (Gamal Goma)• Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Daft Punk)• Weapon of Choice (Fatboy Slim) I didn’t expect today’s run to be any fun at all, for the reasons in the title plus: […]

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Posted by on Jan 3, 2011 in #janathon, hove park, poseurs, running and sexual deviancy | 3 Comments

Janathon Day 3 – when the going gets tough … Who am I kidding? It hasn’t even begun to be tough yet. Not physically anyway. Mentally – maybe. I had a blog post all planned out in my head about running, sexual deviancy and chocolate (and I might still get round to writing that one, […]

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Posted by on Jan 2, 2011 in #janathon, misspent youth, running cross-country | 2 Comments

Janathon Day 2 – with added hill • 2.12 k• time unknown (because I can’t be arsed)• route – Waterhall This is what the hill in Waterhall looks like. That’s Rebus the Cairn Terrier pretending he’s not ten years old, by the way. He’ll sleep for the rest of the day now, and probably for […]

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