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November 05, 2004
Crossroads
Dana summed it up the other day. I can run fast enough far enough that I've gone beyond what most people can do. But my performance is laughable compared to people who take running seriously.
I weight about 85 kg now. For a serious distance runner my height, I'm about 10.5 kg overweight. In the abstract, that's not so hard to change. Except that I've liked to eat too much for as long as I can remember, and I do not want to start a temporary diet. I'd have to change my lifestyle.
I'd also have to change my lifestyle to run enough to get good at it. An hour a day is probably not enough to move from 14-15 km/hr up to 17-18 km/hr. 17 km/hr translates to a 2:30 marathon, roughly.
If I want to make the change, I probably ought to do it while I'm still in my 30s. It's not going to get any easier.
Posted by Mark at November 5, 2004 09:10 PM