Monday, April 04, 2011

If the code doesn't run, maybe I should! 

Inspired by this post, I've set myself the goal of becoming a decent runner. I don't have a sedentary lifestyle, but long distance running is something I've long been planning to do. I'm glad I finally got started !

My immediate goal is to be able to jog two kilometres comfortably on a daily basis. I could probably do this right now since I am reasonably fit, but I 've decided to pace myself, and plan to get there in six weeks. My final aim is to run a 10 Km marathon, and do it in decent time! It's going to take a while, given that its only been a week ( yay ! its been a week ! :-) since I got started.

The reason I'm writing all this is simple. It's well known that if you share your goals with others, you will be more motivated to work towards achieving them, since you don't want to let others down after making grand claims :-)

7 comments:

Neeraja said...

Good luck! I'm sure you'll reach your goal and even rise above it :)

Karthik said...

Neeraja - Thanks for the wishes! 10 Km is good enough for me ! Let me get there first:-)

suhasini jeevanige said...

hey..grt! u seem to hav gud capacity! gud luck! n its gud to hav cum across u!

Karthik said...

Suhasini - Thanks for your wishes, and for visiting this blog ! Oh I'm trying to improve my stamina; I have some way to go:-)

Rafiki said...

All the best. It is a really good feeling when you can run continuously for 30 mins without stopping for the first time. it is exhilarating and invigorating. And like the blog says ENJOY. :)

suhasini jeevanige said...

:) "stamina" is the right word!.. hehe..i am into research so.. we use the word "capacity" for almost anything ;)

Karthik said...

Rafiki - Thanks! Cool that you have run long distances already ! I have max run twenty min continuously, so I still have to get there:-)

Suhasini - Ya, I figured that you meant stamina :-)