Learning moment...
06/01/07 14:30 Filed in: Personal
Was having
dinner yesterday at Swensen's. Was with Chong Peng
and his wife.
Was talking about goals and suddenly I brought up the idea o chalking up miles of running for the year.
Told them I'd try to run 15km the next morning.
Hahahaha... they thought I'm crazy. I think I agree!
But I think it would be fun as well as inspiring if you were to list down after every run; the total miles you ran, and then totaled them up for the year.
I've just created a page just for this. I think there is no better time to start this than right now, considering its the start of the new year of 2007.
Track my Runs
Picked up CP at 645am, reached the stadium at 655am.
His target is to complete 3.4km today.
I started running at 7:04am.
I ended my run at 845am.
total number of rounds: 31
total distance: 12.4km
That's 2.6km short of what I wanted to achieve.
I realised I depended on my iPod too much when I run. I lost my motivation when I have difficulty switching to the next music track because the iPod was not fully charged yesterday night. I thought it could last throughout my targeted run of 38 rounds (15km).
I underestimated.
After completing the 30th round...I walked!
Then CP came up running next to me urging me to carry on.
I ran.
And thus completed 31 rounds.
Fell short of 7 rounds.
Damn. 7 more rounds I would have completed my 15km target.
But this is a learning moment for me. I realised that to achieve a goal, you have to set realistic goals. And achieve little goals that will lead you to the ultimate goal.
Well. Next round, I'll make that a reality. And I'll make sure my iPod is fully charged!
Was talking about goals and suddenly I brought up the idea o chalking up miles of running for the year.
Told them I'd try to run 15km the next morning.
Hahahaha... they thought I'm crazy. I think I agree!
But I think it would be fun as well as inspiring if you were to list down after every run; the total miles you ran, and then totaled them up for the year.
I've just created a page just for this. I think there is no better time to start this than right now, considering its the start of the new year of 2007.
Track my Runs
Picked up CP at 645am, reached the stadium at 655am.
His target is to complete 3.4km today.
I started running at 7:04am.
I ended my run at 845am.
total number of rounds: 31
total distance: 12.4km
That's 2.6km short of what I wanted to achieve.
I realised I depended on my iPod too much when I run. I lost my motivation when I have difficulty switching to the next music track because the iPod was not fully charged yesterday night. I thought it could last throughout my targeted run of 38 rounds (15km).
I underestimated.
After completing the 30th round...I walked!
Then CP came up running next to me urging me to carry on.
I ran.
And thus completed 31 rounds.
Fell short of 7 rounds.
Damn. 7 more rounds I would have completed my 15km target.
But this is a learning moment for me. I realised that to achieve a goal, you have to set realistic goals. And achieve little goals that will lead you to the ultimate goal.
Well. Next round, I'll make that a reality. And I'll make sure my iPod is fully charged!
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