adidas Men's adizero LT DC Trainers (sorry, Running Shoes)

Having started to jog (for jog, read collapse in a forward motion) regularly, I thought it time to buy some trainers more suitable. I had been jogging in my more than respectable adidas trainers (similar to these ones, bought when trainers were more colloquially known as “pub loafers”, and worn by all, everywhere). These were fine for looking good at le discothèque (or is it la discothèque?), but were a little too heavy for jogging. So, we headed on down to the Queensway Shopping Center and ended up with a pair of adidas adizero trainers (sorry, running shoes). Sticker price $180. We pay $136. Not bad.

As excited as a small boy in a sweet shop with a pocket full of change and a brand new set of dentures, we headed out for a test-jog yesterday. What a difference! The trainers (sorry, running shoes) were incredibly light. And, I can prove that they help me run better, faster, longer, higher (well, maybe not the last one). I normally last for 15 minutes before collapsing. Yesterday, we ran for 17 minutes. That’s a little over 13% improvement, just from a pair of trainers. Who knows what a new pair of socks could do…

Red Arrows

So it would appear as though the Red Arrows are too British to fly at the Olympics. I sometimes have difficulty in considering my position on this - is it too jingoistic to call it ridiculous, and allow the Pride of Britain to fly (especially if the BNP seem to be outraged – but then so were The Times), or is it just a ridiculous decision? I have to say, that, although I can perhaps see what the organisers are trying to achieve, this is a bit of a PR disaster, and actually a bad call on their part. There’s a petition to sign, and by Jove I’ve gone and signed it.

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UPDATE: Erm, having signed it, I've just read on the petition that "The organising committee of London 2012 will decide what to include in the celebrations - but with five years to go, decisions are yet to be made on what the celebrations will look like, although you can be assured that they will be a spectacular showcase of Britain's best." Hmm, well, could have put that up top, right? Or did you really want the address information first?