Cold runs are easy in comparison with hot ones, mildish coldish drizzlyish ones are the easiest of the lot. And you feel so good after cold runs because you’ve made yourself warm as opposed to uncomfortably hot. I’d forgotten that regular running provides the very same tonic as a glass of winePerhaps it’s because I’ve had a holiday that I feel properly rested and invigorated and as a result am less inclined to drink. I’d forgotten that regular running provides the very same tonic as a glass of wine. Since Annalisa came a year ago, I delegated the school runs to her so that I had longer at my desk to write; a move which was counterproductive.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2018 06:00 UTC