Monday, December 11, 2006
Monday's Number
Nom-BRAY!!!
Eh, it's 200. For a variety of reasons.
That was the approximate amount of time, in minutes, it took for me to finish my little 13.1-mile walk I did on Saturday morning. I've always had a healthy (or unhealthy, as you see it) ego about being able to do things that not many people would do. Why was finishing the damn thing meaningful to me, and despite coming in next-to-last, why do I believe it's such a feat?
Some factors:
- I worked the night before til 10 pm, and I did not get to bed until midnight.
- I had to be awake by 5 a.m. in order to be there in time to register and prepare myself in any way I could. This process included packing, brushing, getting gasoline, and making the 90-100 mile trip to get to the race site.
- I missed breakfast just getting there.
- I had little to no physical preparation for this endeavour. None. No serious preparatory running of any kind in the months leading up to this. This is what makes me feel so good about it. Imagine how I would've done with even a little preparation.
So yeah, I came in next-to-last. And the guy who came in last now believes I'm Australian.
One more thing: 200 is also the weight I'm aiming for when I start exercising regularly.
Eh, it's 200. For a variety of reasons.
That was the approximate amount of time, in minutes, it took for me to finish my little 13.1-mile walk I did on Saturday morning. I've always had a healthy (or unhealthy, as you see it) ego about being able to do things that not many people would do. Why was finishing the damn thing meaningful to me, and despite coming in next-to-last, why do I believe it's such a feat?
Some factors:
- I worked the night before til 10 pm, and I did not get to bed until midnight.
- I had to be awake by 5 a.m. in order to be there in time to register and prepare myself in any way I could. This process included packing, brushing, getting gasoline, and making the 90-100 mile trip to get to the race site.
- I missed breakfast just getting there.
- I had little to no physical preparation for this endeavour. None. No serious preparatory running of any kind in the months leading up to this. This is what makes me feel so good about it. Imagine how I would've done with even a little preparation.
So yeah, I came in next-to-last. And the guy who came in last now believes I'm Australian.
One more thing: 200 is also the weight I'm aiming for when I start exercising regularly.
# posted by bosstoonlou : 10:48 AM
