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What are your tactics for the times when you just can't be bothered?

There is none. It just sucks, but we do it anyways. The good part is,
that afterwards you are almost always glad you did.
TBR

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Before the Summer I started jogging with a friend. We were trying to go
3 times a week, but we both have busy jobs with irregular working
hours. We made some progress though.

I started running back in April. Had just turned forty and didn't have
enough money to buy a convertable, so I decided I would run a marathon
to mark this rolling of the chronometer. Everything I read after
making that decision said you should run for at least a year before
starting training; so I've set my sites on the 2006 Marine Corps
Marathon (it's local to me and flat, so it's a really good choice for
me.)

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Over the Summer, too much work and travel got in the way, and I did not
run for 6 weeks. Then at then end of July, I started again, and now I'm
everyother day: 3x 10 minutes with 2 minutes walk in between. I walk
for warm up and cool down.

I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy. I
am also an every other day runner; my wife takes the others. I also
walk for warm-up and cool-down.

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I just wanted to get fit(ter), I certainly would not complain if I lost
some weight, but so far that did not happen. What did happen though, is
that I dropped a pant size.

I did lose weight by controlling diet during the first four months of
running; but have since stabilized. The biggest advantage, though, has
been a reduction of my blood pressure.

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Just 3 weeks ago (during a visit to the US) I got a pair of Asics
Kayano, which I love, and apart from stepping of the curb wrong during
cool down yesterday and twisting my ankle (auch), I have not had any
problems with running so far - that is apart from getting out there and
doing it, but I'm getting better with that one too.

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What are your tactics for the times when you just can't be bothered? I
run in the mornings (as I never know when I get to leave work), and
just sometimes, bed seems a better option :-)

I have a hard time just exercising for its own sake. I find having a
goal helps get me out of bed (I set my alarm for 0430.) Since the
long term goal is so far out, I add a race about once a month. I've
done two 5Ks and plan on doing a 10K in December. I'll probably add
a 5mile and maybe another 5K or so in the interim. Probably a 10miler
and/or a half marathon in the early Spring. I find adding the odd
race helps greatly with the motivation in the AM.

Cheers,
Craig

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Corollary to Clarke's Third Law:
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.

Craig Pennington said:

I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy.

Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

Quoth Charlie Pendejo <[email hidden]>:

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Craig Pennington said:

I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy.

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Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

LOL. I was very lucky. I recognized the symptoms very early. My father,
a man who avoids physicians unless absolutely necessary, let his go way
too long and his appendix burst during surgery. He looked like hell for
quite a bit after that. I did not hesitate upon the onset of symptoms,
and the surgeon was able to do the deed laparoscopically. I was back
running after 2 weeks (with the doc's blessing) and I ran my 1st 5K
after another 2 weeks (not very quickly, but it was my first, so it was
a guaranteed personal best ;-) Thank you modern medicine! And thanks
to my father for his example of what happens if you ignore pain.

The worst of it was that I ruined my wife's 40th Birthday. Boy did I
owe her for spending that in the hospital instead of spending it
showering her with gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh as is her
proper due.

Cheers,
Craig

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Corollary to Clarke's Third Law:
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.

"Craig Pennington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The worst of it was that I ruined my wife's 40th Birthday. Boy did I
owe her for spending that in the hospital instead of spending it
showering her with gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh as is her
proper due.

At least you admit it. :-)
Jaime

"I've set my sites on the 2006 Marine Corps Marathon (it's local to me
and flat, so it's a really good choice for me.) "

i wouldn't say it's flat. i ran it last year, and although there's not
"heartbreak hill", there are a few notable hills, especially in the
beginning, and they kicked my ass. it was 80 degrees last year, too.
needless to say i bonked. but good luck, anyhow.

when i think flat and fast, i think chicago. now there's a great course
for a first marathon.

for me....
i just drag my ass out of bed, KNOWING that i'll be happier later in
the day for doing so. i also find that reading runner's world or a
running book every now and then, even if it's only a few passages,
helps me get motivated. and if all else fails, it's good to have a
commitment waiting for you, whether it be a running partner at a
certain place/time or a dog nagging you to go. sounds like you are
discovering what a great passion running is, but don't fret the lack of
motivation- i think we all go through it. cold, dark, tired, rainy,
etc. there are always days when i'd rather sleep. like this morning,
for example. but i'll get my run in eventually, later today or
tomorrow. be flexible and don't beat yourself up!

Dred said:

for me....
i just drag my ass out of bed, KNOWING that i'll be happier later in
the day for doing so. i also find that reading runner's world or a
running book every now and then, even if it's only a few passages,
helps me get motivated. and if all else fails, it's good to have a
commitment waiting for you, whether it be a running partner at a
certain place/time or a dog nagging you to go.

....

Or you could get one of these:

http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/

Craig Pennington said:

Quoth Charlie Pendejo <[email hidden]>:

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Craig Pennington said:

I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy.

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Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

LOL. I was very lucky. I recognized the symptoms very early.

http://tinyurl.com/dua5s

Dot

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"running is a mysterious journey that we take not just to beat other
people or to stay in reasonable physical shape - but to find out more
about ourselves" - Owen Anderson

Craig Pennington said:

I have a hard time just exercising for its own sake.

Suggestion: view running or whatever you're doing as an adventure. Go
exploring on your runs. Yea, "exercise" is hard to do, and I tend to
avoid it. Running, skiing, hiking, biking, etc. are fun.

Good luck with your new found enjoyment 🙂

Dot

--
"running is a mysterious journey that we take not just to beat other
people or to stay in reasonable physical shape - but to find out more
about ourselves" - Owen Anderson

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:28:21 GMT, Craig Pennington <[email hidden]>

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Quoth Charlie Pendejo <[email hidden]>:

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Craig Pennington said:

I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy.

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Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

LOL. . . .

Charlie was *serious* though -- RR's own Keeper-of-the-training-week-thread
David. What a great read! Google for it:

From: "SwStudio" <[email hidden]>
Newsgroups: rec.running
Subject: Race/Hell Report - Around the Bay 30k 2004
Lines: 51
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:31:38 -0500

Of course, he didn't *finish* the race, but he *ran*!!!!

--
Daniel
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Daniel said:

Charlie was *serious* though -- RR's own Keeper-of-the-training-week-thread
David. What a great read! Google for it:

http://tinyurl.com/dua5s

Quoth Dot <dot.h@#duh?att.net>:

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Craig Pennington said:

I have a hard time just exercising for its own sake.

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Suggestion: view running or whatever you're doing as an adventure. Go
exploring on your runs. Yea, "exercise" is hard to do, and I tend to
avoid it. Running, skiing, hiking, biking, etc. are fun.

Yeah, that's always been the way I've looked to keep healthy -- by
seeking adventure that is *also* exercise. Hiking, rock climbing, scuba
&c. But there have always been exercises that I've viewed as not
adventurous. I wrongly included running in that category. When I was in
High School, running meant wind sprints, which were not pleasant. And
my few experiments in the intevening 22 years had not changed my view
of the sport. I never would have taken up running except for the 40th
birthday marathon thing. Now I find it very adventerous -- even if the
odd raccoon family is the wildest thing I see in suburban Washington DC.

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Good luck with your new found enjoyment 🙂

Your posts have led me to check out some trail running (my father has
a cabin out in WV -- a few black bears out there, but all I see are
deer) as well as to put more hill work in my regular workouts. I still
am not excited about intervals or any other kind of speed training, but
hills I enjoy. And the trails -- I wish I could find some local. But
I am blessed with a great local rails-to-trails system, so I'm not
running with cars, so I can't complain that much. And the odd trip to
WV will have to do me otherwise for wilderness.

Cheers,
Craig

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Corollary to Clarke's Third Law:
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.

Quoth Dot <dot.h@#duh?att.net>:

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Craig Pennington said:

Quoth Charlie Pendejo <[email hidden]>:

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Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

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LOL. I was very lucky. I recognized the symptoms very early.

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http://tinyurl.com/dua5s

Yow! I'm still not going to feel guilty for taking tomorrow off for the
cold I feel coming on. ;-) But wow.

Cheers,
Craig

--
Corollary to Clarke's Third Law:
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.

Quoth Daniel <[email hidden]>:

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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:28:21 GMT, Craig Pennington <[email hidden]>

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Quoth Charlie Pendejo <[email hidden]>:

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Craig Pennington wrote:
> I was forced to take a few weeks off in July due to an appendectomy.

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Wuss! Real men race with bursting appendices.

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LOL. . . .

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Charlie was *serious* though -- RR's own Keeper-of-the-training-week-thread
David. What a great read! Google for it:

Yeah, Dot posted it too. I was impressed by the running -- but I find
it *really* impressive that he could sleep through the early symptoms.

Cheers,
Craig

--
Corollary to Clarke's Third Law:
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.

How can you have no time to run? You know that is an excuse. If you
need an excuse, then you should really ask if you really want to do
this. After all, there are other options. Swimming and biking are the
obvious alternatives.

I run during my lunch hours. I get a base weekly mileage of 15. I run
about 10 miles each Sunday. That makes about 25 miles per week.
According to some reasearch I read. 25 miles a week offers you the
best return on the amount of time spent.

I love running. On the days I run, I can think of nothing else I
rather do. If I feel otherwise, I will not run. There is no
requirement of any kind to make me run. If you get that "why bother?"
feeling, then don't run. If you force yourself, you will get to hate
it and you will stop eventually anyway.