Wednesday, April 30, 2008
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
So yesterday, I registered for my first marathon.
October 26th, the Marine Corps Marathon. So I have 6 months to get ready.
Ethan and Vu and I all went to sign up together. I was interviewed on camera and I made sure I pointed out that Ethan was the one who got me to do this, so there's a record in case anything goes wrong and we need someone to blame.
I can do this. I know I can. If there's one thing I'm able to do in this world it's set a goal and meet it.
In grad school everyone said you don't have to be smart to get a PhD, you just have to be persistent. I often told people that it was like running a marathon instead of a 100-meter race. I guess I'll find out if it was really like running a marathon.
Today at work I was talking with a younger person whom I mentor. She ran the Marathon last year but wasn't planning to this year. But after I told her about signing up and she saw how excited I was, she got excited too, went online, and signed up. So if she ruins her body getting ready for this, I guess it's MY fault.
October 26th, the Marine Corps Marathon. So I have 6 months to get ready.
Ethan and Vu and I all went to sign up together. I was interviewed on camera and I made sure I pointed out that Ethan was the one who got me to do this, so there's a record in case anything goes wrong and we need someone to blame.
I can do this. I know I can. If there's one thing I'm able to do in this world it's set a goal and meet it.
In grad school everyone said you don't have to be smart to get a PhD, you just have to be persistent. I often told people that it was like running a marathon instead of a 100-meter race. I guess I'll find out if it was really like running a marathon.
Today at work I was talking with a younger person whom I mentor. She ran the Marathon last year but wasn't planning to this year. But after I told her about signing up and she saw how excited I was, she got excited too, went online, and signed up. So if she ruins her body getting ready for this, I guess it's MY fault.
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