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What’s another mile?

How do I feel right now? A bit sore. Exhausted. Focussed. Meditative. I just finished my first 10k. It was hard. I wanted to give up many times. I was slow and I took a lot of breaks. But I

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Tomorrow is the big day

My first “long” race. Longer than a 5k. I am nervous. But it is fine – the goal is merely completion. Take it without stress. Enjoy!

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Action reduces anxiety?

Yesterday, I was feeling really anxious. Mind was racing; I was confusing myself. So many things to do. Fear of this year running away from me. But then, I decided to go for a run. And I felt better! It

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Motivator Response Card

We can do this. It’s just running. Your ancestors ran for miles. You can too. Work is not the most important thing in life. Those people are making more than you and in better shape than you. At least you

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Mental fog

When I was on vacation, I felt optimistic about this year. I was eating right, sleeping well and the mind was calm and clear. There was no sound outside – just quiet. I could hear my own thoughts. But now

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Lowering the friction

The key to consistency will be to make it easy for myself to do the things I want to do. For instance, I want to be able to go running as easily as possible. To switch, disconnect, etc and just

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Do not falter in pursuit of consistency

Just get through this. Maintain the consistency. The body will adapt. It has to. Give it time, and be consistent. The runs will be the engine. This post is more of a self affirmation. Feeling a bit low in the

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Building confidence

Not in that usual sense. Not in the sense where you pick up women in a bar. Or in the sense where you lead a company or a group of men into a real or metaphorical war. These are outward

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Confidence in the face of nay-sayers

Well, this is the first update of 2023. I started 2023 with a bang, I think. I did my first outdoors 5k! Also, the first race of the 9+1 program, to get into the NY Marathon. I ate noodles and

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A bow on the cake

As I end 2022, I feel – fine. Content. Some things went well this year. Great even, perhaps. Some things didn’t go so well. That is life, and that is fine. I have already summarized things in the EOY post,

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