Half-Marathons, Air Guitar
Inspiration for the start of a new week: an update from Alex Vero, who I wrote about back in March, and who seems to be bouncing back after a summer plagued by injury, self-doubt and nearly 20 pages of (mostly) abuse on a running forum after publicly stating his goal to run as close as he can to a 2:15 marathon. He's just cranked out a 1:13 half-marathon, which is pretty tidy in anyone's books, proving once again that it's not the critic that counts…
And if you're now in the mood for running, Ben Hammersley points us towards "The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational ’80s Songs"…
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