Today's Training

[Graham Breeze]

I don't know the opera well, but I particularly like that aria; and more generally I like a lot of Handel's output. I would rate him the second greatest composer born in 1685.

It is interesting how often composers refer to Bach as the yard stick for quantity and quality. When it was suggested to Ennio Morricone that he was prolific he pointed out how much music Bach composed every week. When Randy Newman (who admittedly composes several film scores a year) apologises for only issuing one album of songs a decade, he always refers to Bach and the lovely Van Dyke Parks in the documntary about the Byrds (Under Review) says something like "everything comes back to Bach" - and now I think of it, Roger McGuinn shamelessly plagiarises Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring for the tune of one of his songs.

[bigfella]

I am quite enjoying my free Latin lessons. ut diu ut permanere

Illegitimi non carborundum

Yes, I know it's not really latin.

[Travs]

Which bit of the north? Running on proper hills, rather than on a treadmill or stair climber, should improve your technique/performance considerably, particularly when going down hill.

Cumbria. Renting initially... exact location tbc depending on whats available once my house sale goes through.... most likely Kendal/Penrith.

[JohnK]

I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens with my hopefully impending move north in the new year...

Will much more frequent access to the Fells lead to an improvement in performance?

You should end up with a lot less injuries when you start running on varied surfaces and using a more varied muscle an sinew/tendon groups than you get with every footfall being identical to the last one on the tready and training machines.

[anthonykay]

. . . in the documntary about the Byrds . . .

I know of William Byrd. Are there other Byrds?

[Mike T]

I don't know the opera well, but I particularly like that aria; and more generally I like a lot of Handel's output. I would rate him the second greatest composer born in 1685.

I know it is a totally different era, but I am a Puccini fan - the museum in his family home in Lucca devoted to him is well worth a visit - the letters he wrote in his final days when dying from throat cancer are heart rending.

[Mike T]

Cumbria. Renting initially... exact location tbc depending on whats available once my house sale goes through.... most likely Kendal/Penrith.

Sounds good!

[Witton Park]

Just over 4 miles around Witton in 38 minutes.

It's been a disappointing 6-7 weeks as my calf went at the end of October. Been walking a lot, tried a few comebacks but went proper on 21/11 so took a couple of weeks off from even trying to run, but kept doing some long walks with the wife.

Managed a few 3 milers in the last week or so, plus exercise bike and todays 4.15 was the longest run I've managed since October.

Keeping it flat at the moment, but if all OK will try a hill run Xmas day.

[noel]

Good to see you getting out again WP. I hope the calf holds up OK.

[Witton Park]

Good to see you getting out again WP. I hope the calf holds up OK.

Thanks Noel - so far so good. Merry Xmas.