I meet you again. It is the night before the NYC Half. I am nervous and angry that I haven’t been able to make the progress I wanted. I keep doing stuff but not making significant progress.
I feel like I am battling the increase of entropy with these things; but not keeping the source of the increase in entropy in check. So, I just want to have a bit of a heart to heart.
Five years since COVID have gone by…. I have gotten older. I have improved some aspects of my life, but not others health wise. Many wasted attempts. Tried so many things. Constantly keep trying. But things are hard.
Of course, I am proud that I did the Marathon. But I am not satisfied yet. This is just the beginning. I have bigger goals for myself healthwise. I am thinking about the next 40 years. However, the next 40 years have to start with the next one.
My why during the “Marathon Era” was clear – election + marathon. It was amazing. I am now in the “Rolex Era” and my why is also driven by performance. I am viewing myself so differently than before. I am viewing myself as an agile guy, a CEO, sharp Finance guy. Someone who will conquer the industry in the future (is conquering now). Extremely charasmatic. I just need the body and lifestyle to go with this. I like to watch Formula 1. I am a runner. I like speed, adventure. I want to be able to walk up flights of stairs easily. I want to be on the move always because this is part of being human. That’s what I never got before. Humans are meant to move every single day. It is the artifact of modern life that causes deviations from that.
Focus on Marathon 2026. Run an uninterrupted 5k. Lift weights. AND SHED WEIGHT. Let’s get to “Healthy” weight.
This is where I want to go. That’s it!
I also just want to do hard things. Physically hard. Races, runs, etc.
So, here is some specific guidance:
- Live life on the front foot. Be confident that you will make the right choices
- Eat healthy but have fun
- Focus on uninterrupted running
- Gym once a week
- Take a walk for an hour during work hours during the week.
Passage of time
Writing regularly is my mechanism to remain on track. I should keep doing it regularly. I am obsessed with this but I need to see results.
Look, more than 2 years have gone by since I started this blog. But it seems like it was just yesterday. I remember where I was when I restarted the block. And I remember what had just happened with my dad. So many things have happened since then. But it all feels so compressed.
The days are long, but the years are short the passage of time is crazy to me. Absolutely crazy.
So, I need to increase my mindfulness. I don’t want there to be a snap of my fingers and suddenly I am an obese 50 year old living a shitty life. FUCK NO. I AM NOT LETTING THAT HAPPEN>
The Rolex Life 
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