Saturday, January 30, 2010

here we go, here we go, satellite radio

Ran four miles this morning on the track at the gym... thankfully, last year, KU expanded its rec center to include a 1/4 mile track--woo, 16 laps! Much easier on the knees than treadmilling-it.

I know running marathons/half marathons is hard (for most people, I'm not counting the super-human DEAN KARNAZES who ran a 135 mile "ultra marathon," and 50 marathons in 50 days... but otherwise, yes, running is difficult). When I was getting tired this morning around lap 12, I convinced myself to only run 1 one more lap, pretending that I would be done at that point. After I ran that lap, I told myself if I ran one more, I could skip doing abs for the day. Lap after lap, I bribed myself. It's working for now, but when I get up to running 8-9 miles, self-bribery/motivation may not be as effective... but I really don't know what to expect, I've never run that far.  Cute boys on the track also help to motivate my spirit.

The reasons why I want to run this half-marathon are similar to the reasons why I want to be an architect: Slightly vain, yes, but these are my reasons.

RUNNING REASONS:
1. To say, "I did that," forever after the race.
2. To get a slammin' bod.
3. To see how far I can push myself, how much endurance I have, how much I can take. And to become a more effective human athlete.

ARCHITECT REASONS:
1.  To point at a building and say "I did that."
2.  To help people.
3.  To see how far I can push myself, how much endurance I have, how much I can take (as it relates to the hells of architecture school). And to become a more effective human designer/worker bee.

The Black Eyed Peas seriously help keep my pace.  I should right them a fan letter.

-C

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