A conversation with a mate reminds me about an amusing story. In an effort to get back into shape, I have taken up running. Last Saturday, I was running with this chap just near the Houses of Parliament. We were discussing how to get fit you really needed a good crack at it for three months hard training. This of course was more difficult once you had left the leisurely student life behind for the world of work. If I’d been less exhausted and thinking straight, I might not have loudly said “yeah, I haven’t really been able to get the crack since I was a student” just as we ran past two police officers. The three days spent in custody has set my training back slightly…