2nd July Every picture tells a story

They say that every picture tells a story and it's true. This first picture for example shows an athlete in his prime, bounding up an incredibly steep and slippery hillside on the outskirts of Sheffield with all the grace and enthusiasm of a seasoned fell runner. Barely breathing, managing to maintain superb form, it looks almost effortless. This is a picture of a man in peak physical condition making the difficult look ridiculously easy, having left other runners trailing in his wake and barely in shot.

Yet click back a frame or two and you get this picture. An image of a man who is playing the role of the gallant gentleman by letting this young lady go first. Or is it an image of a man wondering why on earth was he doing this and how much longer was this hill going to go on for? An image of a man whose devious mind thinks nothing of, having spotting a photographer just ahead on the trail, simply breaking into a very short strategic jog so as to appear to actually be running. An image of a man who let's all remember was overtaken by someone dressed as an alpaca!!!

And for those of you who think I was so exhausted I was actually hallucinating about the alpaca....think again!!




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