I'm running the London Marathon 2010 for ChildLine

Wednesday 30 December 2009

A few pounds extra to the charity...


I mentioned my favourite sport is F1 in my last post.  Another dirty secret of mine is that I love watching and playing poker.  I've never stepped foot inside a casino, and don't play for money online, but a few friends of mine have been running a small poker league this year, and yesterday was the final game of the year.  I won the league and the side pot, so have made a profit of £18 this year.  It's not exactly high stakes poker, but every little helps, and this is going towards the charity for the London Marathon.  Next year when I inevitably win the league again, I'll spend my winnings more recklessly!

I went to the gym this morning, and the place was packed with a lot of new people I haven't seen there before.  I've often wondered what the business model is for gyms, but it must be based on knowing that a large number of people will join in December/January, but not use the facilities that much the rest of the year.

My favourite song at the moment is another Muse song called 'Unnatural Selection'.  I'm really into my music, and now have got to the stage where I can't run without music.  Muse are one of my favourite bands and I've been lucky enough to see them live three times.  The first time was when they were promoting their first album, the second time was when they were the first band to play at the new Wembley and the third time was this summer when they played a home coming gig in Teignmouth.  It's those memories, together with the fact that the sound is a "full" sound, which makes it great music for me to run to. 

1 comment:

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