carla bruni

Melbourne’s running spots seem infested with AFL teams at the moment. Yesterday morning it was Carlton loitering on the Anderson Street hill, today North Melbourne were at Princes Park.

The thought did cross my mind that they’re following me.

That’s not a comforting thought. Imagine that: every time I go for a run, there’ll be a mob of 6 foot 4, super-fit elite athletes sauntering about making me feel like a short fat slob.

That’s hardly fair.

Running
Another 12k run this morning, this one based around a fartlek session around Princes Park. I’ve been doing a few of these lately, once a week for the past three weeks. They’re a good indicator as to how I’m going, in terms of speed.

My session (this is based on the marathon training program I did last year):

• 2×60 sec/60 float
• 4×30 sec/30 float
• 2×60 sec/60 float
• 4×30 sec/30 float
• 2×60 sec/60 float

The 3 kms between the office and P Park function as both warm-up and cool down.

I’ve been pretty strict about sticking to the timing. The fartlek bit of the session goes for exactly 20 minutes and I cover just under 1.5 times around Princess Park. If I make it further in the same time next week that means (to me) that I’m faster and/or fitter.

Or it could possibly go the other way.

France
I hope Kevin Rudd is taking notice of events in France, where the President - Nicolas Sarkozy - has dumped his wife and taken up with a rich heiress and former supermodel whose past conquests range from rock stars to intellectuals.

Carla Bruni claims to be:

a tamer (of men), a cat, an Italian,” she told Le Figaro Madame in February last year. “Monogamy bores me terribly.”

“I am faithful … to myself!” she said. “I am monogamous from time to time but I prefer polygamy and polyandry (its female equivalent).”

I approve of this. There should be more polyandrous supermodels in Australian politics. So Kevin, isn’t it time to divorce Therese and hook up with Lara Bingle?