Ian Marks

I live in Alaska. I enjoy running, biking and reading books.

[Ian Marks @ianmarks4]

https://t.co/JydFwMALN8

[Ian Marks @ianmarks4]

.⁦@colomesasb⁩

[Little Free Library® @LtlFreeLibrary]

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[James Clear @JamesClear]

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

We will persist when we are interested.

When the thing has meaning and value to us.

We spend a lot of time trying to develop persistence. Maybe we should spend more time cultivating interest.

[Colby Kultgen @thecolbykultgen]

3. Make a "not-to-do list"

Knowing what to do is important.

Knowing what NOT to do is equally important.

Make a list of the 5 to 10 things that distract you most—AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

When you don't know what you're doing, you tend to focus on the small things that don't actually matter but that you can control.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Just about everyone would benefit from reading more books.

[Noah Droddy @IBuiltTheArk]

Run streaks are neither good, nor bad. Do what makes you happy, but don't hang to to anything too tightly.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Often, the same strength coaches who laugh at distance runners' misguided fear that lifting any weights will bulk them up…

Are afraid any sort of jogging will magically sap all of their athlete's speed.

Both are the same. Misguided fears that aren't based on reality.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

The will to win is wasted if it is directed towards trivial affairs.

[Ian Marks @ianmarks4]

@corkXC @jessdiggs what is the difference between “top of the world” and “best in international women’s cross country”?

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

The people with whom you surround yourself shape you.

Plus: we're all going to die anyways, so don't waste your time on assholes.

[Scott Kendall @scooterkendall]

Sure—Anchorage has more landmass counting Chugach State Park, Kincaid, tidelands, and the like. But, we don’t plow every inch of the Muni…

Here’s the important comparison:

City of Buffalo maintains and plows 1,600 miles of roads.

Municipality of Anchorage? 1,281 miles.

[Steven Fahy @stevencfahy]

Denmark: let’s have a race go over a building

Switzerland: let’s have a race go around a building

Italy: let’s have a race go THROUGH a building

USA: that FSU course is definitely a meter short

[Mr. Money Mustache @mrmoneymustache]

I was wondering if I was running out of things to say these days. Then I went to San Francisco last week and THIS rant came out. 😄

https://t.co/dOHEuaL3sB

[Jonathan Gault @jgault13]

I’m loving the Euro XC champs course in Turin, which runs through a building!

[Ian Marks @ianmarks4]

Peru's Geography is CRAZY https://t.co/LN5rHHyDFI

[James Brooks Cascade 🗞️ @AK_OK]

Great human interest article from @sabinepoux: https://t.co/yTdB4WwjoM

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

BREAKING: The Heisman Trust has announced a NEW trophy will be awarded to winners moving forward, replacing the iconic “Heisman pose” to more accurately reflect players eligible for selection.