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Just decided that I’m not going to do the half marathon in 3 weeks like I planned. I’m nowhere near ready to do it so rather than stress myself out & struggle through I’m pulling the pin now.
I feel a little guilty but with everything else going on in my life at the moment I know it’s the right choice.
“The Moody Couch”
I WANT THIS.
WANT
an actual pillow nest
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This is exactly my run last night - I was so hungry that I ran faster just so I could get home & eat!
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I am struggling to understand why so many people carry on doing things that don’t make them happy. I’m not talking about things done out of necessity, I’m talking about people who could easily change the way they live their lives but simply choose not to.
To be fair I was one of them but I didn’t actually realize how unhappy I was. Maybe it’s the same for other people too.
You owe it to yourself to live life in a way that makes you happy. Life is too short to be miserable.
I was really nervous about my run yesterday - 15.5km - not a short run by most standards, especially mine. The reason I was really nervous though is that it’s the first time I have run that far in nearly a year. The last time I ran that far was as part of a half marathon that I completely blew out on :(
The good news is that it went really well. I’ve been doing heart rate based training & I stuck to my target rate nearly the whole way. I also got all the way through without any walk breaks - the first time I have done that over that distance since about 2008! I’m still really slow compared to what I used to be but I am getting quicker (0:15 per km in about 3 weeks) and I still have 5 weeks until my test half marathon & over 3 months until my target half so I’m feeling confident. I may not get to my target time of 2 hours but I know I will be close & that I will be much fitter than I am now.
Having one of those weeks where I feel like I suck at my job. Maybe I should just go work in a job where I don’t have to deal with people. Where would I find one of those?
run regularly
bike regularly
do hot yoga at least once a week
lift 3+ times a week
read daily
write daily
watch more movies
play more video games
update my blog often
be better at keeping in touch with my friends and family
meet and get to know new people
explore new restaurants and cafes
get more sleep
cook more
try new recipes
save money
other stuff I can’t think ifSo …. how do I do all of this at the same time?
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— Chris Brogan (via runningredmatt)
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I actually made it to the gym on a Friday morning, super impressed with myself.
