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Catie came to do Park Run this morning, having not been down since before lockdown. As we walked up to the start we passed the halfway sign, which proclaims the spot as Bon Jovi corner. I've seen this many times and not thought twice about it, but she laughed and wanted to take a photo.
I am a comedian of some renown and I get jokes but I didn't understand why she was so enamoured. Oh I get it. Bon Jovi are naff. Ha ha.
I was wrong, she explained that it was an allusion to the song "livin' on a prayer". Oooo oooo, you're halfway there.
Of course.
I doubt Jon Bon Jovi was doing a Park Run when he wrote that, but sure it works.
Weirdly the woman doing the announcing at the start of the run mentioned Bon Jovi corner and explained the joke. Hasn't happened in the 50 or so times I've been here (I am two runs away from my official 50 but have done a few where I gave up or forgot my card - as Catie did today). What are the chances?
It's things like this that make me convinced I am living in a poorly produced Truman Show where the idiots running the thing can't help but lay on ideas too thickly. Just like in the film - why are the actors on a loop? There's no need for that, just let them go about their lives. Also once Truman spots they're on a loop why doesn't the director tell the actors to stop doing the loops? Also how did the show survive the boring first three years where Truman basically did nothing but piss and shit himself? Man they fucked that film up and yet everyone loves it. It's just a classy Sliding Doors with less Grolsch in it.
Anyway I get the Bon Jovi joke now and as I rushed past at the halfway point I made sure I laughed really hard and pointed at it to let everyone know how good I am at getting jokes.
Sadly that laughter took it out of me and I finished 15 seconds slower than last week. Running is a serious business and no place for humour. Like blogging.
I am still delighted to be around the 28 minute mark, given my times of a couple of months ago.
On my all time PB I finished 69th (dude) in the run, but I haven't broken the top 200 this year (214th today). Catie did well too and was delighted to get all the way round without stopping. We did not run together. I am just too fast!
Can I do it in under 27 minutes in 2025? I can't do the next two due to a TV commitment. So only two or three more shots at it. Wish me luck.
What do you mean you don't care?
