November 25, 2006
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I've been running again for about 6 weeks now. It's nice to be past the initial painful stage, but I still have a long way to go. I'm running a 5K next Saturday, which could very well kill me. 5Ks are a little too much like a sprint for my taste. I do better with long, grind it out races, where my per mile time can be slower, but still respectable. A 5K is pretty much all out the whole way, and my all out is... well, not yet pretty. I haven't lost much weight yet, which is somewhat disconcerting. But I know it will happen, so long as I keep at it. If you run at least 30 miles a week for long enough, and you got excess pounds like I do, you're going to lose weight eventually.
One thing I like about running is that, when I'm keeping it up, it's a constant in my life. I know that no matter what happens on a particular day, I'm going to run. And for that time, I'll be doing something healthy and productive. That's one thing I respect about people with hobbies -- they have something more permanent that defines them as a person; it says something about them which isn't as transient as what they do at any one moment on any one day.
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First, congratulations are in order: excellent work on passing the bar exam!!! I'm very happy for you. How did I not see that before? Long delays in visiting Xanga can be pernicious indeed.
I agree with your opinions concerning hobbies. Running seems to be a particularly good example in that it is both productive and allows for definite goals. Kind of like studying Latin in one's free time, albeit with more tangible results. I remember reading somewhere that in business programs (perhaps in all professions) hobbies give individuals an edge over the competition. I laughed when I saw that: how is life possible without hobbies? I don't consider my hobbies a feather in my cap or a "look what I do in my spare time" but rather essential to who I am and far more important than work or school.
Cool trampoline!
=) dang man. u really r a thinker. I've never thought about running like that. Anyways...i haven't run for years...but i used to run x-country in high school...and one thing I learned is to do sprints once in awhile. u know? like pretending its the end of the race or something...I think its good for in terms of getting past just "grinding it out"...and I think it gives better muscle tone...which builds up ur metabolism...which helps u lose weight faster.
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