Re-inspiring Myself
I have not been feeling wise or even that productive lately so hence the lack of blog entries. Yes, I have excuses like travel and being busy. But I pride myself in being a no excuses persons so do not accept that.So this weekend, I will dig into my arsenal of tricks to get more productive. The simplest thing I need to do is spend some time cleaning up clutter in my work area. And it is a good start to be up early today. I have already got a ton of stuff done.
I have been running a bit more than usual. The weather has been great (even though I often run on a treadmill so that should not matter much). I am planning on running the Ottawa Marathon at the end of May so need to get my mileage up. I am not sure it is smart to try to prove how to run a marathon on little training. I always want to be in good enough shape to run a half marathon without additional training but to run a full marathon, I need to add a long run to that. Last weekend, I ran 18 miles which is the longest I have run for a while. I do find the long runs tire me a bit.
I have not even read much lately. I did read an interesting but perhaps not as scientific book as it purports to be called "The China Study". It is a book on health that studies longevity and disease. It talks a lot about negative things like cancer. The gist of the message is be vegetarian - or more specifically - be vegan (no meat, fish, eggs or dairy products). I do not eat red meat but have not taken the leap to full vegan although I do eat vegan a few times per week or more.
I am looking forward to the weekend. Gives me time to get on top of things.
Off to run (but not for long - my first meeting means I need to leave shortly after 7).
2 Comments:
Good luck with the training! Maybe I will see you there amongst the 3598 other people running the marathon.
Try Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" (it actually comes out in paperback in August).
Pollan is indeed an omnivore, but it is a fascinating look at the North American food industry and how the food that we eat (especially the meat!) gets to our tables.
Good luck with the running!
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