Since I've come back from my last trip to Laos, I done a pretty good job on my exercising / thai language goals. Seven out of the last nine days I have either run or swum, and have studied my Thai flashcards. And even though it's only been a short time, I can tell that I am VERY slowly getting in better shape.
For example, when I started swimming, I could do about 800, but last night I did 1600. (I'm not sure if the pool is measured in yards or meters.) Similarly, I have been running about 3 kilometers through the back streets near my condo. Tonight though, I pushed it a little bit further. After I finished, I measured the distance on my motorcycle and found out that I was now up to 5 kilometers.
Wow. 5K, or just a hair over 3 miles. When I was in high school I was on the cross country team and every weekend in the fall we would run either 5K or 3 mile races. Just before my 18th birthday, I ran my fastest time ever for three miles: 15 minutes and 58 seconds.
Tonight, I covered that same distance in around 30 minutes. So now I see that I am twice as old and twice as slow. Ouch.
Well done, DUDE:P I, myself,also try to keep working out in the gym at least four times a week. I normally run for 3 miles, bike for 8 miles, and go to suana for half an hour. So, a year in USA, i'm now 72 kgs.
However, If i can get over "buy 1 get 1 free" Ben&Jerry, i think i could lose more:P
And, if anything like me, twice as many creaks and pops.