January 2019 ... here we go again!

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

30 January 2019                17,955 steps        30 minutes running            weight 78.1kg
     

   Climate change is once again in the headlines as several U.S. states declare a state of emergency with temperatures expected to plummet to the kinds of lows not experienced for several decades. President Trump has taken the opportunity to again demonstrate his ignorance of such matters, poking fun at the concept of global warming and steadfastly ignoring the peril that is actually at hand.

   Meanwhile here in Australia we are fully experiencing the impact of global warming, with record heatwaves and extreme weather events, not the least of which are severe bushfires in my home state of Tasmania.

   I avoided the worst of the daytime heat today by running early: which was in any case a necessarily short one on the back of two long runs in recent days. We’ve one more day of high temperatures (a forecast maximum of 38°C tomorrow) then February begins thankfully with some cooler weather and possibly some rain. That will be most welcome.

   And here, purely for RC forumites is a sneak preview of my next book. Five years in the making it features an Introduction written by our very own El Gordo. Available very soon. Exciting!