Monthly report: September 2026

Travel at the start, travel at the end, and in between enjoying some slightly fresher weather at home. Highlights of the month: The Burrell Collection, my favourite museum in the whole world Left my phone in a taxi. Recovered after we had left and retrieved by a cyberchum Provisioning a new iPhone is remarkably easy A couple of days meeting new friends, with music Slow Horses Worked with Claude to fix various comments problems The Echo Chamber was the worst film I have endured in a long time, and not in a good way Bicycle ridden Art seen; Temple, Padua, and Venice Reached a full 30 minutes jog, though not 5k Activities Somewhat amazed to have reached the end of the NHS Couch to 5k plan, having blown up only once and, since then, enforced my old man shuffle. Now need to decide whether to persevere to the full 5k, which I estimate will require me to jog for around 45 minutes, i.e. half as long again. If I do, how many increases? And what music? With what coaching? September: Run: 12…