sweat and Leonard Cohen

I have a bizarre, some would say unreasonable, aversion to losing more than 7 percent of my bodyweight in sweat at any one time. Call me crazy.
On weeks like this one here in Melbourne, this tends to limit the amount of running I can do. The long-range weather forecast reads like an infernal tale of [...]

queen victoria

It may come as a surprise to you, but I’m a bit of a fan of Queen Victoria, mainly the Leonard Cohen song, but also the historical figure.
Queen Victoria, my father and all his tobacco loved you.I love you to in all you faults.The slim, un-lovely virgin floating among German beer.The mean governess of the [...]

the lurgy is over

Ahh, “lurgy”. It’s not the nicest word is it? There’s something about it that reminds me of that instant just before vomiting.
Lurgy
Still, it’s appropriate.
Thankfully, last week’s sickness has more or less departed the scene. The chest is back to normal and the nose has resumed normal service. Thanks to all readers who left messages of [...]

Albert Park

In recent weeks I fear I may have been a wee bit disparaging about Leonard Cohen, particularly with regards to his music’s usefulness while running. Probably too disparaging.
Now’s the time to set it right.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a reason they don’t play Leonard Cohen in gyms. There’s a reason your local “pump” class plays [...]