For the
past couple of weeks I've been following Maria's marathon training program. I
have one of my own, but I haven't looked at it...! I really value the social
aspects of running and training, and improved fitness is a by-product of that.
Having said that, I'm quite competitive! Hopefully, I'm fit enough to run
reasonably well in a couple of races later this week in Ireland. I'm flying out
tonight. The only reason I'm not throwing a huge tantrum about leaving New York
is that I'm planning to be back at the start of October for another ten weeks.
Highlights
of the past few weeks include walking and talking the length of Fifth Avenue
with Jonathan, a friend from Brisbane; seeing "The Trip to Bountiful" (Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Vanessa
Williams) on Broadway with Diane; catching up again with Dominic (from Tokyo),
Joe (from Babylon, NY and Bali), Selena (we both spoke at a school careers day
in Brooklyn last spring) and Tavia (my teammate from the 2009 Green Mountain
Relay in Vermont); attending a runners party at Joanne's home in Pelham, NY; and regular
meetups with other friends who live in my neighbourhood. More films:
"Terms and Conditions May Apply"; "Fruitvale Station";
"Museum Hours" (set in Vienna, which I hope to visit in September); "Blue Jasmine"; "First Comes
Love" and "Nicky's Family" (about the rescue of Jewish children from Prague by Nicky Walton in the months leading up to the start of the Second World War, and the ripple effect his actions have had).
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