Colm Prunty

The Week In

April 06, 2026 | 1 Minute Read

It’s Monday, but it was a four day Easter weekend. On Friday it went above 20 degrees, and the entire cohort of neighbourhood children (give or take) emerged as if from hibernation to ride bikes around the school running track. It was nice. Then today it snowed a little.

Consumption

Books

After a discussion about the Dog Man book Fetch 22, I have gone back to maybe my favourite book, Catch 22.

Movies

In a TV/movie overlap, 7 years after it came out, probably 15 after I watched the series the first time, I watched the Deadwood movie. It was decent.

TV

I return to a streaming service (to get the Deadwood movie) but also it has The Pitt.

Production

Running

Four day weekend. On Friday, I did 26km at 4:23/km and afterwards, my lingering injury hurt quite a bit. Saturday I went out with the run club and did another (slow) 14, which wasn’t so bad. Then Saturday night I did a couple of Copenhagen planks, which I got “prescribed” last time I had core strength related injuries. You try keep yourself upright, sideways, with one leg on a chair or something and your top half propped up on one arm. I find it incredibly tough and am delighted to last 35 seconds. I basically cured me instantly. I did 13km this morning back at 4:20/km without issue. Huh.