It seems like only
yesterday that I was at home for Christmas. Life at home is very
different to life in London. There are positives and negatives to
both. Ill start with the negatives. Firstly, its cold and it rains so
much in Cumbria. My parents don't believe me when I say it hardly
rains in London, but seriously in the 18 months or so that I’ve
been here I’ve been forced to run in the rain maybe twice.
Secondly, its always windy for some reason. The biggest negative
about Cumbria is the track situation. There's a track 5 miles away
from my house in Whitehaven, but its never open. It used to have a
hole in the fence round the back, but that’s since been covered up.
In the rare event that I do get on it then its not a pleasant
experience. Whitehaven is basically a coastal town with high banks on
either side of the valley which it lies in. The track is on top of
one of the banks, thus it gets battered by wind. Its a poor version
of altitude training. So, the next option is Carlisle. Forty-five
miles away. In a car it takes around an hour, maybe forty minutes if
Tom Marper's driving. On public transport its about two and a half
hours. Over Christmas there were times where I was leaving the house
at 9.30 am and returning at 5pm and all I had done was a track
session, no messing about or anything.
So what are the
benefits of home?From a running viewpoint the quality of runs are much better than south west London. People rave about Bushy and Richmond park but they don't really compare to the mountains and forrests of the Lake District. This is a picture from a few years ago but its an example of how good it can be when it snows...looks like Narnia. The other picture is from a forrest not far from my house called Lowther Forrest. Its about 4 miles away from my house and its pefect for doing fartleks in.
Well, my parents make sure im kept well. Decent
meals, plenty of tasty takeaways just like it used to be. As for
Bryan, well im sure some of you will have heard many “craics”
about his humour. Basically, if he was a better public speaker and
based somewhere in the south there's a decent chance he'd be a
comedian. Either that or....locked up in a mental asylum. “Spike
Milligan made a living from it” , he says when I call him a nutter.
Janice and Katey are very good cooks, but that's there role as
northern women, in the kitchen. Another huge benefit of home is my
mates. Whether its playing snooker with the lads or having a quiet
Beverley down the Stanley Arms in Calderbridge, I wouldn’t have it
any other way. Its become routine for the boys to go for an Indian
just before the students amongst us go back. Seriously, the amount of
ethnic produce we put away is ridiculous. Spice Land Indian is where
we go, there motto is “Spice Land...meaning Land of Spice”.
Retards. But they make good food.
Some big performances
have went down in the last few days. Fellow Cumbrian, Tom Farrell ran
a disgusting 7.52 a few days ago. The thought of running 15 laps
indoors, at around 4.10 miling, gives me diabetes. Mitch Goose,
brother to my house mate Carl, ran a very impressive 7.58, for his
first time under 8 minutes. Over the shorter distances, Joe Thomas
ran 1.47 in Glasgow and looked like he could of went a lap further.
That boys in ridiculous shape. As for me, well im racing this weekend
in Sheffield, the premise is 50 quid for sub 4. Should be able to
pull it together.
Random Tiesto fact of
the week is; Tiesto's pets are covered by morethan pet insurance. Thanks for reading.
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