Genius at work …
Now I know that a lot of my blog-readers imagine that I’m a cerebral sorta guy. I mean obviously you know that I was one of Mensa’s youngest members (joined at the age of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days); and a few of you also probably know that I achieved a Double First (starred) in just a single year at University; and maybe some of you also happen to know that, along with all the various plaudits that have come my way over the years, I’ve notched up a modest tally of honorary doctorates (13, since you ask - but who’s counting?)
Anyway, I just wanted to show that, apart from being a total and utter brainbox, I’m also a sporty sorta guy too.
Tough Guy - which I did in January: Now that was one Tough Banana.
But now I have come up with a different sort of challenge altogether.
Quite different. Invented it all by myself. I believe that in the history of sport, no-one’s dreamed of something quite like this.
It’s really simple: You sign up for a big, big event - and then you do no training whatsoever! It’s brilliant! Only a Mensa member could have dreamed up something as good as this.
Any muppet can do a half-marathon if they spend months and months training for it; but to do a half-marathon with no notice whatsoever - now THAT is going to be a challenge!
I’m starting off with the Mull of Kintyre half-marathon, which admittedly is in two weeks’ time, but there’ll be no cheating, I promise. IE - I won’t be doing any training.
But the big one is going to be Edinburgh’s Seven Hills run in about five weeks. That one’s a toughy. Almost a Tough Guy sorta Toughy. I’ll do the thing from a complete standing start, without a single second of training beforehand.
I think I can almost feel the pain right now!
Genius; I’ll see if I can persuade Idle Tom the Publisher to join me.