Brighton Lights: Ready, steady
Richard Shayler: it’s not a competition … but we all want to impress!
I thought I ran quite a lot. I try to go out at least three times a week for around the hour mark on each occasion, racking up what I thought was an impressive 3-5 hours of running a week.
An amount that I thought would impress my peers and colleagues … well, I thought wrong!
A friend of mine posted a very interesting blog on social media quite recently and during my daily procrastination binge I stumbled upon it. It documented one of his favourite past-times. Running. He talked of 3000m ascents over the Irish hills.
Seventy-two kilometre marathons over the Aguille de Rouge in the Alps. Rain, snow, fog, bogs and trenches were commonplace. As was his camelback rucksack. I jokingly asked if he filled it with rum. His eyes became ice daggers. Cold like the icicles he encountered in the Alps. If looks could kill, I was lying face down in one of those bogs in the Irish mountains with frogs gobbling up every last bit of my decomposing body.
The blog was brilliantly written and got me thinking. When I come back from my runs, am I tired? Not really. Do my legs ache? No. The next day? Not a chance. So why am I not pushing myself more? I can happily run the distances I keep running so why not push myself? Well, the answer is simple! The only question I need to ask myself is why not? Why have I not already started running more?!
Therefore, I’ve now added ‘run more’ to my already bulging New Year’s resolution list. It’s on there with ‘eat less cake’, ‘talk to parents more’ and ‘finish that novel I have yet to even start’.
Brighton Lights is a show that doesn’t stop at comfortableness. We are always striving to better ourselves. Whether it be through a superior set, harder-to-get guests or better bands. We are always asking ourselves what can improve.
This week is no different. We’ve got a special week packed full of amazing guests, brilliant music and entertaining video inserts.
Rob Starr from the Starr Trust Charity told us about their awesome jazz festival happening at the end of the month. Rachel Rankin, one of Britain’s best steel pan players, dazzled us with her pan. Guy Pratt, legendary Pink Floyd bassist, dropped by for a chat. Comedy event organiser Sam Stone also said hi.
Adam Buckingham from The Real Junk Food Project had an amazing story to tell us about recycling as much waste food as possible. Whilst author Anna Golawski told us all how to be better parents! Natalia Borg, a very inspirational woman, talked of working with the homeless – and music this week comes from the super talented Vern Asbury.
You know the deal: Freeview Channel 8, Virgin Media Channel 159 or live online @ www.thelatest.tv. It’s on at 7pm every Wednesday to Saturday. Don’t miss it! We record every Tuesday night, and if you want to be in the audience get to The Latest Music bar for 6.30pm. Better get a move on, though, we ‘run’ out of space pretty quickly …
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