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March 31, 2005

musing on running permalink

Thank you, you guys! You are so very kind.

I'm still feeling a bit under the weather, but I'm sure this will pass in a day or two. I feel just exhausted and a little overwhelmed—yow. And, I just realized that I may well not be able to be at either PFit session this weekend, due to the motorcycle class.

I keep thinking about this: when am I going to fit in that 15 miles? I'm in class for 6 hours on Saturday, and 9 hours on Sunday. I began thinking about Karnazes and his habit of running while his family sleeps. I guess I could give up some sleep, but damn it, it's a healthy vice! And then I starting thinking about the fact that he orders pizzas while out running. But that's probably not in the middle of the night, right, because pizza joints aren't open all night, are they? Or are things different in SF?

There's been an interesting discussion on the PFit boards about whether running is selfish. Some people of course said yes, but someone cited a former post long ago and far away about running as part of the social contract—getting fit as a way to be healthier and thus be less of a burden on others. Damn straight! And we're nicer too. Or something.

Posted at March 31, 2005

Comments

I hear ya! I'm suffering from too much school (what is with weekend classes anyway?) and not enough me time (sleeping, running, husband who?)

Posted by: brit at March 31, 2005 10:09 PM

I missed the pizza while running part. So do you just order it and meet the guy on the road somewhere or what?

Not sure I could run at night while people are sleeping, although my wife is a night owl so I could run after midnight or something and she'd be up when I got back. Midnight run? Isn't that a movie?

Posted by: Jon in Michigan at April 1, 2005 6:01 AM

Busy schedules can really interfere with exercise time. A lot of the time it's a question of giving something else up. I admire you trying to get your motorcycle license, I would love to do this to, my wife is against it - she said it's too dangerous in Germany. Probably right...

I tend to put my runs before a lot of other things, thus am often accused of being selfish by my wife. I am trying to talk her into walking, that would ease things a bit:->

Posted by: Jack at April 1, 2005 6:40 AM