Are there any keen runners out there ? My brother has just bought a pair of Nike Zoom X trainers and can’t speak highly enough of them. Fitted with carbon insoles that are meant to act like springs, make life easier and hopefully mean less wear and tear on your joints...all the while knocking seconds of your PB. He says they take a bit of getting used to but he felt they helped with his stride and all in all his run today felt a whole lot easier and enjoyable. Adding to that he really did know 30secs of his per Km time (which is pretty amazing) They aren’t cheap at about £250 a pop but if you like running then might be worth a shout.
Do they make running easier, while maintaining the amount of effort you put in? I don’t care about times but would like to minimise joint damage, and it’s not worth going out unless I get my heart rate up.
Seem to mate, he is well impressed and got them ‘cos of knee pain. Says his form seemed a lot better, the run seemed easier but the calories and HR stayed in the zone he wanted.
Ok this is a bit wet, but.... just watching Great Canal Journeys with Timothy West and his wife Prunella Scales. They are travelling down the Douro river to Porto. I’ve not been to that part of Portugal and now need to go. But more importantly the love between this ageing couple is something to behold. She has dementia (the editing is very skilful, she is herself but has virtually no short term memory). Her adoration of him and his delight in being in her company and caring for her is very moving. I have tears in my eyes. But I have also now managed to rub chilli in both eyes (see distancing/eating thread) which might be a sign of dementia in itself.
Anybody watching this tribute to (international) key workers thing with singers/ groups doing songs from their houses? It’s all meant well so good for them, but some odd performances. At least 25% of the Stones’ contribution was fake as Charlie didn’t have a drum kit and was playing an invisible cymbal. Michael Buble, who seems like a good bloke when I’ve seen him interviewed and can certainly croon with the best of them completely murdered one of my favourite songs, God Only Knows. Billie Eilish straddles the line between enigmatic and not very good. Elton John doing his best pub singer impression as I write. This is quite fun.
Couldn’t be arsed mate. Instead I’m half way through binge watching the recent Fox adaptation of ‘War of the Worlds’. Much better than expected and a nice Anglo/French but to it. Plus I just realised Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have some music in it so must be on the side of ‘cool’
Well **** you, it’s all to praise you you know. Biggest personal loss of the lockdown is the cancellation of Nick’s gigs. I had finally organised to see him, which I suspect would be as close to a religious experience as a non believer can achieve.
Tell you who has done well on this thing, the old gits. Tom Jones just blown everyone else out of the water standing in his living room. Little Mix were also good singers, to my surprise, although I’m not familiar with their work. Lady Gagaaaaa can also sing, another one who I have never listened to really. Bored of it now, time to walk the dog.
Yeah those girls really can sing....I saw an unplugged version of their song ‘Touch’ and wow.....it really was amazing. I was pleasantly surprised
I saw Nick Cave years ago at T in the Park - mindblowingly brilliant. Friends of ours left to go and watch Kings of Leon - WTF! Back at the tent at the end of the day they regretted not staying with us, said they were **** in comparison - no surprise there! Tom Jones played an afternoon set one year (could've been the same year, who knows? I was normally pretty wasted by day two and I did the festival ten years running) - he was brilliant, stood out miles from some of the mediocrity that they have playing some of the afternoon slots.
Two films with a fairly minor common denominator.* Darkest Hour was enjoyable, if a little over-sentimentalised (the bit in the tube was just too much) but still rousing and ultimately moving. Gary Oldman was vey good, but in the end Churchill's speeches were the stars of the film. Oh, and turn the bleeding lights on. Yesterday, a very different film, was a bit frothy but still delightful. Again, the stars were the words, this time the Beatles' songs. I was probably just as moved by this as I was the Churchill thing, certainly more tears. One stunning unexpected moment when a 78 year-old John Lennon appears really got to me. * A pint for what this is. * A second pint for who played John Lennon - unrecognisable.
Just watched the 1st episode of the new killing eve series...... The dark humor carries on unabated....
This was live yesterday Are you watching a repeat or is it just slow getting to you cause all the chavs have burnt down the 5g towers
