Monthly Archives: July 2023

Reverse Engineer the Marathon

I will expand this later. November 2024 I need to run the marathon Lose 60 pounds Be able to run half marathons A pace of less than 13 will be good. I want it to be < 6 hours. And

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How to run now

I want to get to new PRs and nonstop 5ks. Check points Next set of points

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Bloated, poisoned

Fuck booze, carbs and late night shit. Fuck that pathetic self hating shit. I dont feel good. Fact: I went out too much over the last few days, by myself. Drinking. Listening to that bull shit music. Texting people I

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Everyone is losing weight

I’ve seen so many people who are slimming down. People at work. John Goodman. MrBeast was a big one. See the video. Chrissy D is a big one too! He does IF and forgives himself and looks forward. MrBeast has

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Immediately calm the mind

One issue with tail events is that i don’t have a way to stop it. I need ways to calm shit down immediately. Some ideas:

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Booze

I have written so many posts on this topic. Just a reminder that I do remember that being sober feels awesome. I fucking hate the feeling of booze now. The mental clarity is awesome. RHR is so correlated with BOOZE.

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Be kind to yourself

I know you are frustrated by the lack of significant progress over the last few months. Look at the broader picture – you have made a lot of progress in general! Let the wins fuel you. You had to deal

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Dynamic programming and optimal control

You can’t be greedy in achieving your ultimate goal. This is going to be hard to think about. But, the good thing is that the intermediate state / goals can be quantified. To run fast, I will need to lose

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2023 Q3 GP

Intro (July, August, September) Remember: The overarching goal is NY MARATHON 2024. Losing weight is the first order thing. Building muscle and strength is important too. And of course, cardiac and lactate conditioning. NO CHOICE is the theme of this

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2023 Half Year Review

Wow. I stuck to this for half a year. That is fucking amazing. Now I have full confidence I can keep this going. And now I am ready for the next step. Ready to ramp this up. The goal is

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