What made my INTJ friend to start marathon training..

[Wandering]

My new question is: "If we had a fire, would I miss this?"
You can get rid of a LOT of stuff with THAT question! LOL!

Maybe just a TAD too much in my case I mean, basically, the only stuff I would actually miss would be the irreplaceable (or hard to replace) stuff, like letters from family and friends, official papers, pictures, some of the content of our computers' hard-drives The rest? Pfuit, you can always replace it!

 

[INTJMom]

Exactly! See how much I can get cleaned out?!

 

[Wandering]

Exactly! See how much I can get cleaned out?!

And even like that, you STILL manage to retain about 50% of the stuff?? Wow, you're obviously better at not storing useless stuff to begin with than I am Me, it'd be like 90% of the stuff that I would end up having to get rid of

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

A marathon provides an end-point and a sense of accomplishment. Running just randomly doesn't have the same structure as preparing for a marathon. If I felt well enough and had the energy, I would rather train for a marathon than just run. I would end up exercising much more consistently that way. But alas, I'm too tired to try either.

 

[Ghost of the dead horse]

A marathon provides an end-point and a sense of accomplishment. Running just randomly doesn't have the same structure as preparing for a marathon. If I felt well enough and had the energy, I would rather train for a marathon than just run. I would end up exercising much more consistently that way. But alas, I'm too tired to try either.

Two J's have spoken about the delights of structure Its funny how you seem to think of it as a good thing..

 

[Wandering]

Two J's have spoken about the delights of structure Its funny how you seem to think of it as a good thing..

Just so you don't get the wrong idea: I'm a J who HATES structure, and most particularly ROUTINE, with a passion! The very idea of "routine" makes me go "LET ME OUTTA HERE!!!" :rolli:

 

[quietgirl]

Just so you don't get the wrong idea: I'm a J who HATES structure, and most particularly ROUTINE, with a passion! The very idea of "routine" makes me go "LET ME OUTTA HERE!!!" :rolli:

I hate day to day routine, but I like structured activities. Well, I like acitivites with a goal that I am working towards.

 

[Wandering]

I like structured activities. Well, I like acitivites with a goal that I am working towards.

Hmmm... Put that way, honestly, I think I do too

 

[Ghost of the dead horse]

Exactly.

And, oddly enough, notta and I start training for the Baltimore Marathon in two weeks (the marathon is near the end of summer).

What's the training level you start from and where you aim at?

Here, I run 10km (7 miles) in 1 hour easily, but I'm not used to running much more than that. I go for under 4hr.

I'll try to run in Stockholm marathon, I don't remember when. April, June? I'll expect to improve my 1hr time and my endurance.

 

[Haight]

What's the training level you start from and where you aim at?

We're starting at 3 miles on Saturday. We're going to follow that up with 26.2 miles in October. Everything in between is unknown at this point.

 

[Ghost of the dead horse]

Hm, I have to train in much shorter time.. hope the sedentary lifestyle I've enjoyed last 2 months haven't made too much of an impact.. I think I'll go see a doctor before starting my training, but I think I'll start from 20 miles a week and continue to 50 miles a week. That's little more than what I did before my break.

Well, good luck to you!

 

[Haight]

You're already talking to a Doctor, and I think your plan sounds great.

Carry on. . . and save your money.