Feeling like it's time to go back to an old source for some new goals. I loved running when I lived in California and did a few half marathons, one of which was a highlight of my short (hey, everything's relative) life. It's unfortunately not so easy to run in Paris, so I've lost the habit-- you either have to do it at the crack of dawn so that you don't end up trapped in the pedestrian throng or take the metro to various jogger-friendly parks. If you run on the streets in the evening, you get incredulous and bemused stares. Exercising in public is generally alien behavior in the French metrop.
However, too bad, because I'm looking for some new inspiration for an old habit that I once adored and I'm willing to take the metro to Parc Monceau 3+ times a week which is conveniently a 1 km loop.
Thinking a springtime half marathon is in order and this one caught my fancy, mainly because it is in one of the most beautiful towns I have ever visited: http://www.marathon-annecy.com/
Running 13.1 miles (or 20.1 km) is in many ways an easier goal to meet that my other big one for 2010 which is to find a better job. This one depends a lot on the whims of others, while half marathon training depends more on my own whims...
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I hope you find a better job. When I was in Paris in 1996, unemployment rate was 12%. You have settled in, however, does give you an advantage, but, yes, changing jobs depends on the whims of others. Good running, good hunting to you.
A half-marathon is a great goal for 2010 and I think running will definitely help alleviate the stress of looking for a new job. I will probably run one, too; not sure when yet, though.
Have you heard of the "30-Day Shred" DVD? It's a good, quick workout, I think you'd like it!
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