After my swim this morning I came back home and found out that John had run 15 kms before work. That inspired me to try to do the same. And that would probably have been fine if I had also stuck to my recent resolve to listen to my body, but I got a bit greedy. Despite not following my pace on the watch I knew right away that I was going a little faster than I have done recently.
Oh well. It just meant that I was walking by 13, and then had to do a run/walk for 3 kms to get back home. And while I was indeed out of gas, the 13 kms went fairly well. Actually I think I could have kept going, but I'm also pretty sure it was the right decision to walk.
And my swim felt fairly good as well. Although I'm not any faster than I was leading up to my last race, I'm also not any slower. I'm at peace with my plan to swim only twice a week for the duration. That would be a couple of times per week, as opposed to a few.
Which of course begs the question, what's the difference? This was my Dad's definition. A couple is always two! A few is anywhere between three and seventy five.
I knew that my Doctor was lying to me when he said the cardiologist referral would just be a couple of weeks! Seven is somewhere between 3 and 75, thereby making it a few weeks! But I ain't complaining. I live in a world where in less than 2 months I can get an appointment with a heart specialist 10 minutes from my home, and the cost of that appointment is totally covered by the taxes I pay. Or should I say, since I'm unemployed, by the taxes you pay! Thank you!
swim 1100 metres, run 13 kms, jog/walk 3 kms
....and this one is cool, as well as prefect for today's post...
"Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue."---Andy Stanley
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Peter
Oh well. It just meant that I was walking by 13, and then had to do a run/walk for 3 kms to get back home. And while I was indeed out of gas, the 13 kms went fairly well. Actually I think I could have kept going, but I'm also pretty sure it was the right decision to walk.
And my swim felt fairly good as well. Although I'm not any faster than I was leading up to my last race, I'm also not any slower. I'm at peace with my plan to swim only twice a week for the duration. That would be a couple of times per week, as opposed to a few.
Which of course begs the question, what's the difference? This was my Dad's definition. A couple is always two! A few is anywhere between three and seventy five.
I knew that my Doctor was lying to me when he said the cardiologist referral would just be a couple of weeks! Seven is somewhere between 3 and 75, thereby making it a few weeks! But I ain't complaining. I live in a world where in less than 2 months I can get an appointment with a heart specialist 10 minutes from my home, and the cost of that appointment is totally covered by the taxes I pay. Or should I say, since I'm unemployed, by the taxes you pay! Thank you!
swim 1100 metres, run 13 kms, jog/walk 3 kms
....and this one is cool, as well as prefect for today's post...
"Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue."---Andy Stanley
Love
Peter
That phrase "a few" is a terrible phrase, isn't it? "I just need a few minutes"; "I'll get it done in a few days"; etc. So when will you be done??
ReplyDeleteInteresting then that the Doc said the cardiologist referral would be ready in "a couple of" weeks and didn't cover his ass with "a few". "A few" is like the universal way of being just vague enough that if it takes longer than expected, you're covered, 'cause as you said, a "few" is anywhere between 3 and 75!!
And I for one and am glad my taxes help to cover your appointment!
Love you,
Michael