Run rum blings

Running... (just)
I went to The Tan today for the first run since the Melbourne Marathon and guess what... I could not run! I only managed one lap (3.87km) and my legs were not responding. This means I am heading back to the physio/doctor asap.
This morning when I woke up somehow I knew something was wrong... there was a pain in my lower right leg which persisted for most of today.

Today's plan was to do two laps around the Tan; one starting slow and progressively build, so when approaching the hill for the second time it would have done at a good pace for a comfortable finish - but this was not meant to happen.

The Tan was quite busy today and there were lots of runners around. I did my run after 6.30pm, starting from near Government House. It was a warm and humid evening. Plenty of dusty, too.

Let's get into the nitty gritty of other more interesting stuff, which is appealing to me:

Boat SIEV-X
Today's The Age carried out a story about the drowning of more than 300 asylum seekers in what is known as the Tampa case in Australia. The boat, known as SIEV-X, sank in the Java Sea on October 19, 2001. This was an action that in many ways has changed the political course in Australia in recent years. Needless to say that both that the Coalition and the ALP should be condenmned by their actions, which in my humble opinion, contravene basic human rights and the right to seek asylum.

Year 2030
Thinking about the future is perhaps something not in everyone's mind. I have recently wondered what the average rate of speed/completion time by then for a marathon will be. Most likely the marathon record may be brought down to around 1h58m , if one is to observe the relative improvoment over the past 30 years.
If the same observation is to be made about the political geography of the world, one has to wonder the many changes we have seen not just over the past 25 years, but 10 or even 5 years. Bearing that in mind, the balance of power is likely to continue to shift and populatious countries may exert greater influence if they manage to sustain intact what is their relative national identity.

Research development and innovation
Invariably emerging economies, not quite the ones booming right now but others who are growing strongly, will reach new heights in development and these may reach new benefits and opportunities to further enhance their capability, innovation and commercialisation of IP and emerging technologies.

Marathon records

I remember reading/hearing about
Alberto Salazar completing the Boston marathon in 1982 in 2:08:51.
Robert Castella completing the Chicago marathon in 1985 in 2:08:48.
Steve Moneghetti completing the London marathon in 1997 in 2:08:45.

In a more mundane topic:

Ah... what a feeling! Finally I download my Melbourne Marathon certificate! (after all this is all about me and my humble rumblings).