Running will make you ruminate on your deepest thoughts and dreams. Running shows you that clarity in your brain is more important than your toned body. Running is hard but the journey is deeper than the physical pain.
I used to not like running as much because it didn’t give me the body I wanted. I looked at this incredibly psychological sport and tried to bring vanity into it. It took many years for me to realize that running is for my brain more than my body.
Committed strength training can make you look great, but the unrelenting need to run gives a sense of purpose. Running exposes inner wounds, the ones you’ve thought you were over. Running brings on mental clarity, thinking about that situation from last week in a different way.
Boston will always be special in my heart.
Huge thank you to the organization, coaches, staff, my teammates and the fans!
Class organization. Forever grateful. ☘️
Exercise, meals & social events can shift your circadian wake-sleep timing but the most powerful driver of your alertness & sleepiness is light. Viewing bright light wakes you up & dim/dark settings = more sleepiness, as does blocking short wavelength light (not just blue light).
Everything is super important. Until you are sick. Then you realize there was only ever one thing that was important.
Your health.
But nonetheless we borrow from the bank of our health, taking loans on stress and sleepless nights to pay for something that doesn’t really matter.
I’ve gotta say I am done with the beer vendor auto-20% tip option at major concerts and sporting events. Why am I paying a human $8 to crack open two Truly cans?