tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613158679577406651.post7349138313438527522..comments2023-10-30T10:24:43.261-05:00Comments on caught in the snide: Trying to escape the inevitableProf. de Breezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15058193046200756821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613158679577406651.post-32515675866776113012008-04-04T11:51:00.000-05:002008-04-04T11:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for the support, Dr. V. It's nice to know ...Thanks for the support, Dr. V. It's nice to know that you can start from a place of relative inactivity (though I suspect that you were never as sedentary as I am now) and still end up successful.<BR/><BR/>I feel like I should confess, however, that last night I skipped the run and went for ice cream instead. Not entirely my fault, though. Older Monkey lost her first tooth yesterday, and a banana split was our way of celebrating.Prof. de Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058193046200756821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613158679577406651.post-50828661077370231862008-04-04T10:09:00.000-05:002008-04-04T10:09:00.000-05:00I'm not laughing, I'm cheering! Yay!!!You sound l...I'm not laughing, I'm cheering! Yay!!!<BR/><BR/>You sound like you have the right frame of mind to take it on -- just like the dissertation, it's best conceptualized in the smaller parts that add up to the whole. In fact, I ran my first while working on my dissertation, and one of the ads run by one of the sponsors even compared it to earning a Ph.D.<BR/><BR/>You might also find it heartening that I went from couch potato to marathoner in about a year. I spent 6 months just building up to running a 1/2 hour every day, and then I joined a marathon training group that took 6 months to take us from non-runners/joggers to marathoners.<BR/><BR/>I recommend joining a training group if there is one in your area. I also recommend The Complete Runner's Handbook and the training plans at RunnersWorld.com.<BR/><BR/>Yay you!!!!!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.com