September 2007 - General Stuff

[Sweder]

Another creaky climb to the Cap. Cold wind today, harsh and uninviting. Combined with early morning sun it created near-perfect conditions. These are truly the halcyon days of summer for me; bright mornings, cool breezes, clear skies, soft turf.

I struggled for the first twenty minutes, battling against fatigue as much as the muscular mistral. A longer-than-usual pause at the turn before a helter-skelter charge homeward. During the run I thought about the unseemly shenanigans surrounding the current Formula One debacle. Seems to me the fine, although impossibly large to most, is of less significance than the decision to withdraw the team's points but leave the drivers to contest the championship unmolested. This is perhaps the worst fudge in the history of this Machiavellian group of super-rich 'sportsfolk'. The sport needs competition (sadly lacking in recent years) and the race between Alonso and Hamilton for the crown is almost compelling (almost, that is, to those of us generally indifferent to this rich man's playground), not to mention a huge magnet for press coverage, publicity and, of course, the mighty greenback.

Am I the only person who, on hearing the announcement of the fine - 'One Hundred Million Dollars' - thought immediately of that other super-rich villain, immortalised by Mike Myers?



[SIZE="1"]4.93 (!?) miles, 43:29 minutes (year's best for the course)[/SIZE]