Sunday, January 21, 2007

馬拉松賽: 「個人最佳」目標 / Marathon Race: Personal Best (PB)

這几年來,為了保持身心健康平衡,除了夏天在湖游泳,冬天在山滑雪之外,每年之春和秋季,都有訓練和參加馬拉松。加拿大賽跑有分短、中、長和特長距離,通常短就是100公尺至10公里,中大約是半個馬拉松21.1公里,長就是42.2公里,特長就是超馬拉松,有髙至l80公里或以上。我是業餘賽者, 不是精英之輩, 選擇參加馬拉松,目標是自己定的「個人最佳」時間,和職業選手和賽事的國際水凖不同。為什么我選擇自定的「個人最佳」為目標呢?我覺得我們生出來,就不是一定奧運的品質,十項全能。不幸的就是有些父母、師長、甚至個人,很多時有一個不實際的祈待,希望子女、學生、或自己每事都是名列前矛。沒有錯,人望高処,但這個高処的水準,是否現實? 我也有我的一技之長,但在馬拉松賽跑方面, 「個人最佳」Personal Best (PB),对我來說,就是最實際的目標和表現了。

In the last few years, in order to keep myself physically and mentally fit, I do a lot of open-water swimming in the summer and skiing in the winter, and every spring and fall, I train and participate in running marathons. Now, running races in Canada are categorized mostly by distance: short, medium, long and ultra-long. Usually, short means 100 metres to 10 kilometres, medium is around the half-marathon 21.1 km mark, long is 42.2 km, and ultra marathon may exceed 180 km. I am an amateur runner and not part of the elite. I choose the marathon distance with the goal of achieving my Personal Best (PB) time record, which is quite different from any professional or international race standards. Why do I choose Personal Best (PB) as my goal? I feel most of us are not born Olympians with decathlon abilities. Unfortunately, many parents, teachers, and even individuals themselves actually have that type of false expectations. They do expect their children, students, and themselves to excel in every aspect of life, with no exception. Sure, many people want to achieve, but the question is whether their goals are set too high and unrealistic. I am good at many things, but as far as the marathon is concerned, Personal Best (PB) is my most realistic goal and performance measure.

8 comments:

xiao zhu said...

那你將會參賽的是哪一項?能為自己定下清晰的目標、去堅持、去實踐,真好!

不期然想起以前被公司安排參加Outward Bound 訓練,10K Run,jetty jump, 14-foot wall climbing, island solo 等等,對於一個從來都不做運動的人如我,也頗是一段回憶。

vicky said...

好勁呀!加油!

Haricot 微豆 said...

Xiao Zhu: 会試跑意大利的馬拉松。我是貪吃的,如果沒有運動,增重是必然之事 :(

我也聽過 Outward Bound 的訓練, island solo 是多少晚?

Haricot 微豆 said...

Vicky: 哈哈,多謝啦!

xiao zhu said...

"island solo 是多少晚?"

兩日一夜。整個訓練17天。我們共有18位同事一起參與,分別來自總公司和其他不同國家的分公司。18個人裡面以我體質最弱,但17天後,其他17人全部的體重都輕了,只有我增加了3磅。所以當時真的很自豪。

Haricot 微豆 said...

Xiao Zhu: 嘩!17天訓練,我還以為只是長週末至一星期,又加Island Solo, 您真应自豪了!

暗黑的卡夫卡 said...

I want to pick up Marathon in Canada/Toronto too...any website for info gathering?

Somehow we don't have many fatalities due to marathon in Canada (compare to Hong Kong)...must be doing something right? =)

Thanks!

Haricot 微豆 said...

暗黑的卡夫卡:

I remember there are two Marathons in Toronto. The race shown below will take place on Oct 17 2007.
http://www.torontomarathon.com/entryfees.shtml

Jeff Galloway who is a marathon runner and book writer has posted articles at:
http://www.runinjuryfree.com/training/marathon.html

The guru of running in Canada is the founder and owner of The Running Room John Stanton. His website is at:
http://www.runningroom.com/hm/
Also, try this one and see if you can get in to see the messages there:
http://www.runningroom.com/discussion/search.php?search_author=v_kolisnyk

For a commercial one with a mix of advertisements and good articles, please try:
http://www.thefinalsprint.com/category/running/

Finally, I think the lower number of fatalities with Canadian runners could be attributed to cooler weather, less pollution and better health in general. Only in Canada you say eh? Pity !

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