Call the Midlife by CHRIS EVANS

Author:CHRIS EVANS [Evans, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780297609841
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Published: 2015-10-07T22:00:00+00:00

UNDER FIVE HOURS IS WHAT’S REFERRED TO AS A ‘REAL MARATHON’ – ANYTHING OVER FIVE HOURS COULD BE DEEMED A QUICK WALK.

Out of breath virtually from start to finish. Recovery quicker than expected. Worry level, high.

Duration: 45 minutes with new 10-minute walk cool down.

Distance: 4.7 miles.

Sunday, 18 January

99 DAYS TO GO

Family day: once round lake, fits and starts of running while taking turns chasing kids with Tash.

Duration: irrelevant. Fun and fresh air had by all.

Distance: 4.5 miles.

Monday, 19 January

98 DAYS TO GO

The most beautiful day. A dazzling low winter sun, clear blue sky, 3 degrees. Days don’t get more beautiful. Once round the lake, new pace. Legs tired but relatively comfortable. Quick recovery.

Distance: 4.5 miles.

Tuesday, 20 January

97 DAYS TO GO

Have to stay in town as going to meet the Duchess of Cornwall in connection with my ‘500 Words’ – an annual writing competition for children of thirteen and under. Ended up going to Clarence House in my camper van. ‘Are you intending on staying the night?’ she asked as I pulled into her garden. ‘You’re more than welcome.’

Lovely lady.

We had several cups of tea and a plate of biscuits, during which she agreed to host this year’s final over the road in St James’s Palace. Wow, the kids will be thrilled, as will the BBC.

Anyway, back to the training the day before: Radio 2 to Hampstead Heath running and walk back. Wholly enjoyable even though Central London to Hampstead is basically uphill all the way.

Distance: 8 miles.

Wednesday, 21 January

96 DAYS TO GO

Excited for three reasons. Going to be working with the Duchess of Cornwall again, this time spending two hours at a primary school in Haringey, where she’ll watch while this year’s judges and I workshop some of the children on various methods of storytelling; then going home to see my new grandson, Teddy Rupert. He’s come down 200 miles from up north with his mum and dad to see us. He’s only twelve days old! Ahh bless!

And my midlife new motorbike is being delivered. A BMW 800.

Running: once round the lake, very relaxed. Super-relaxed.

Distance: 4.5 miles.

The Midlife Motorbike

The longer one experiences life, the more one comes to the conclusion that, barring war and famine and other reasons why one might end up destitute, helpless and hopeless, life is about coming up with reasons, tenuous or otherwise, to justify doing the things we want to do.

So here I am contemplating my fiftieth year, which already consists of signing a contract to bring back TFI Friday and committing to run the London Marathon, while figuring out my commitments in the summer: two four-day CarFests, one Dine & Disco weekend, the Monaco Grand Prix week and the London to Brighton Car Run (driving a vintage bus) all for Children in Need. How the heck am I going to squeeze all this in with a daily radio show, the weekly Friday edition of The One Show, an 89-year-old mum, energetic wife, three kids and now a grandson?

‘Well, one thing’s for sure,’ I told myself.

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