Tokyo Marathon

Rather sheepishly picked up a running magazine in the Singapore newsagent. Felt a slight frisson of excitement arriving at the till with it, to be honest. Like I was now a real runner. Someone so into the whole thing that I actually pay to read about other people running when not actually running myself.

Madness of course, but now I’ve actually read a couple of the articles. One of which was how a fit 24 year old with a bedside table full of running trophies went out for a run, and err, died from heatstroke.  ( Sorry for giving away the ending to those about to sit down to an evening’s relaxation with the August 2006 edition of Runner’s World ). The other article was about an unfit lazy 40 year old procrastinator who decides to run the NY marathon and then doesnt do any training …

Now we’re talking. I might subscribe.