tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post323658734971125854..comments2013-11-21T09:38:17.294+00:00Comments on Writer & Runner: Mistakes, Massages and Miserable Weather (Part 3/3)FruitlessWorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01544637295383093835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-47036733158778665842013-04-22T12:45:22.147+01:002013-04-22T12:45:22.147+01:00Thanks for that Wayne, and you make a good point. ...Thanks for that Wayne, and you make a good point. I tried to learn some basic Japanese a few years ago, enough to get by on holiday.<br /><br />One website I came across was very stern about how best to learn the language. It insisted on starting from the beginning, learning the basic strokes of the written language and building up to more complicated symbols, syllables, and then full words.<br /FruitlessWorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544637295383093835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-33377020168756278192013-04-22T11:43:04.757+01:002013-04-22T11:43:04.757+01:00Hi Paul - I can definitely identify with your frus...Hi Paul - I can definitely identify with your frustrations, especially when time, weather and injury prevents us doing what we love.<br /><br />I think as well as slowing down to go faster, part of it is also 'slowing down until you can do something really well'. It's a bit like learning an instrument or a new language - the instinct is to burn through lots of stuff as quickly as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-24026997843729589222013-04-22T11:22:04.297+01:002013-04-22T11:22:04.297+01:00Hi Fabian. What to do about it, indeed!
We can ke...Hi Fabian. What to do about it, indeed!<br /><br />We can keep reading advice, often in various guises, but clearly that does not guarantee progress of any sort. Unfortunately - and crucially - willingness to read advice is different from possessing the will to enact it.<br /><br />As you say, taking a small, slow step can be enough to demonstrate that the latter will is strong enough to overcomeFruitlessWorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544637295383093835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-13086137300689332812013-04-20T08:55:11.457+01:002013-04-20T08:55:11.457+01:00Paul, this is probably the major problem of humani...Paul, this is probably the major problem of humanity: "It seems to me that humans are very good at reading a piece of advice, recognising its potential usefulness, and then forgetting all about it."<br /><br />While I’m not a runner, this is of course just as true for any other area of our lives. And even when we know that, we normally don’t manage to *stay* aware of it.<br /><br />WhatFabianhttp://friendlyanarchist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-28535453806029572132013-04-11T22:51:56.661+01:002013-04-11T22:51:56.661+01:00Thanks for commenting, Milo, glad it struck a chor...Thanks for commenting, Milo, glad it struck a chord!<br /><br />I've become oddly paranoid that the GNR might be my ONLY shot at doing something like a half-marathon, so I feel the need to see what it's possible for me to achieve.<br /><br />While having until September gives me plenty of time to train, it also gives me time to injure myself again! Clearly need to fill the time sensibly FruitlessWorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544637295383093835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174206832235150207.post-66407989861737748502013-04-11T22:25:02.671+01:002013-04-11T22:25:02.671+01:00It's really hard to implement what we read in ...It's really hard to implement what we read in books isn't it, especially if you're an avid reader, and keep reading new things!<br /><br />My own focus for my first half-marathon is definitely not on speed - I don't expect to run it very fast, but will be delighted just to complete it at all. I'll let you know how it goes :)<br />Milohttp://www.clearmindedcreative.comnoreply@blogger.com