dog, that was hard.....

well it's now Tuesday and I think the Master is doing rather well considering. However, I know he's on a tight schedule but trying to make up missed training sessions by cramming more in, just doesn't work. Except if you are a dog. Since he isn't, he's pretty foolish. A 9 mile jog around Virigina Lake on Sunday seems to have helped his mind, but not his body and a very hard squash game yesterday only exacerbated it. Taking on not just an opponent, but the squash wall itself was, in hind-sight a bridge too far, and two butterfy stiches and a very sore head, are testament to that fact. Sunday's run unearthered some interesting thoughts for the Master though. Firstly, why is it that no matter how elegant and svelte-like a runner thinks he or she is, there's nothing quite like cathcing a reflection of oneself to realise how much of a lardy one really looks to other people. This is most apparent in a gym when on a treadmill apparently. Secondly, how is it possible for the human body to do 5.5 minute miles, one after another and still end up giving completely compus mentis interviews the monment one crosses the finish line, a la Paula. It amuses me because, having four legs, I can cover a mile in way less than two minutes, but usually there's something worth sniffing so I rarely run in a straight direction.
I suppose that timing is all about elite training - a stage the Master will probably never ever experience.
Keeping the miles ticking over was a process eased by the accompanying tunes. This time out we had the rather underrated and a little maligned Velvet Revolver - Slash's new band which emerged from the ashes of Guns n' Roses. Their pile-driving rock music was probably new to the British public when they took to the stage at Live 8 in Hyde Park in July last year. Unfortunately they didn't do themselves any favours by playing three new tracks when most of the audience would have wanted to at least hear a good old G n'R tune, like Sweet Child Of Mine. Perhaps they legally couldn't. Still they were pretty good despite the lukewarm reception.