Today I found out I was an uncle, in my life's confusing way. Funny thing is that today wasn't the first day. weird.
I also went running today with the 'Toyo Running Club.' It was just me and one other guy. He's not in my dept. We turned the 3000m course into a long chat. I found out that the owner of Toyo is a crazy runner. He's 60 and he still runs marathons! In fact, the guy still runs 8km EVERYDAY! That's how much I did in HS and he's triple that age. The other half of the TRC also said that he ran a 100km race. 100!! A marathon is only 46km. And he did it when he was 58 and he finished in 6.5 hours. That's freaking crazy. Then he went on to tell me when the pres of Toyo was in his 30s or 40s, can't remember, he ran a 250km race. Do you have any idea how far that is? He said it took him 46 hours. 46 hours for a race!!! After we finished the short jog and my p went back to work at 7PM, i decided to head out for a real run. 250km! That's getting put on my list of things to do before I die. That probably also means I will have to do that in the next 5 years, as my heart, knees and hips aren't going to put up too much longer with the stress I'm putting them through. This leaves me with one last thought: a freaking plan to do one of those things I promised myself I would do before I died. I'm running a marathon.
Line-up:
Oct 23 5km Race
Nov 13 10km Race
Dec 23 International Marathon
Only one thing might change this: Hawaii. At the gym there are a bizillion posters advertising this race. Apparently almost 60% of the registrants are Japanese. And almost 40% are running their first marathon. It's Dec 13ish. This might trump a marathon in Japan. Either way, this things getting freaking done.
I also went running today with the 'Toyo Running Club.' It was just me and one other guy. He's not in my dept. We turned the 3000m course into a long chat. I found out that the owner of Toyo is a crazy runner. He's 60 and he still runs marathons! In fact, the guy still runs 8km EVERYDAY! That's how much I did in HS and he's triple that age. The other half of the TRC also said that he ran a 100km race. 100!! A marathon is only 46km. And he did it when he was 58 and he finished in 6.5 hours. That's freaking crazy. Then he went on to tell me when the pres of Toyo was in his 30s or 40s, can't remember, he ran a 250km race. Do you have any idea how far that is? He said it took him 46 hours. 46 hours for a race!!! After we finished the short jog and my p went back to work at 7PM, i decided to head out for a real run. 250km! That's getting put on my list of things to do before I die. That probably also means I will have to do that in the next 5 years, as my heart, knees and hips aren't going to put up too much longer with the stress I'm putting them through. This leaves me with one last thought: a freaking plan to do one of those things I promised myself I would do before I died. I'm running a marathon.
Line-up:
Oct 23 5km Race
Nov 13 10km Race
Dec 23 International Marathon
Only one thing might change this: Hawaii. At the gym there are a bizillion posters advertising this race. Apparently almost 60% of the registrants are Japanese. And almost 40% are running their first marathon. It's Dec 13ish. This might trump a marathon in Japan. Either way, this things getting freaking done.
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