"Marathon" conquered!
Actually, I'd say the title is a bit misleading. I'd say the marathon conquered me is more accurate, but at least I made it through. 10.5 kilometers (about 6 miles) is a lot longer than it used to be in high school when I could run that on a daily basis.
The good news is that 5 years past my physical prime, I placed 142nd out of 692 boys who are 10 years my junior. As we all get older, we grasp at little positive statements we can make like "my physical fitness is better than that of the average Japanese high school student." Rock.
Comments
Hey Justin! Good work!! I can barely run 3.2 miles (the distance around Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland) and it took me 40 minutes!
Anyhoo... happy thanksgiving! How is everyone in gyoda?
Posted by: Ken | November 24, 2005 2:41 PM
Way to go!
Posted by: ma | November 24, 2005 7:17 PM
Oh, man... I'm glad one of us can still run. I'm pretty sure I can still run a few miles, but not in any particular amount of time. I'm so lazy...
Posted by: jansen | November 25, 2005 3:17 PM
justin u need to post about this...
>> The Pet Inn Royal is banking on a pet boom that has gripped Japan in recent years, pushing the number of pampered pouches and pussycats to 19 million -- more than the number of children under 15, which just hit a new low of 17.8 million.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20051129p2a00m0na021000c.html
Posted by: won | November 30, 2005 8:09 AM