Monday, May 24, 2010

Half marathon

I managed to run a half marathon this Saturday. I think panax ginseng would be a good sponsor for me.

http://www.endomondo.com/workouts?w=gHwdeF54qSg
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts?w=uP87Mun1EZc
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts?w=qgtSK-2JeHU
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts?w=lrJeD4bgcQ0

As you can see my training started too late, cause of the cold weather and wasn't well planned, please don't follow my example! What was surprising that the yoga practice gave a good condition for running.
The first 15km where fine, I kept my mind still and quiet in some kind of meditative state, but then I realized that "Hey, I can do it, let's push the tempooooooo!" and started to run faster and faster. But before you start to think that I am some kind of good runner, I have to tell you that some 60 years old guys and 14 years old girls were passing by faster, this is only how I experienced comparing to myself.
The organization was great, the people were really supportive and created a cheerful attitude, it was a great experience. Respect and big thanks to all the runners, organizers and supporters.



The conclusion is that if I want to go for a whole marathon, I have to train more and not just running, but to keep my mind quiet with meditation, at least for 4 and a half hours, it will be a great challenge for me! This kind of "push the tempooo" thing will not work there.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mistake

Mistakes, conflicts may happen, the question is how they are handled when they occur, is it possible to learn from them afterwards?