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Continue reading →: What is The Slow Run?
It’s that run that you do although you stayed up late last night. It’s that run that you do even though you drank a tad too much the day before. It’s that run that is not gonna get you a place on the podium. It’s that run that you do…
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Continue reading →: Teamwork – GerarRunning is usually a solitary sport or is it? Enter the one single running competition in Romania where it’s mandatory to run alongside 2 other runners that form your team. You get disqualified if you put more than a few meters between each other. 😱 “Gerar” half-marathon reached it’s 13th…
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Continue reading →: Breaking the monotony
What’s life if your day looks the same every day? What’s running with the same routine? Habit 😂 But you eventually get bored and you stop running or run less. You need a challenge. Some sriracha to spice things up. A few years ago I learned from a workshop that…
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Continue reading →: Que sera.. sera.. or will it?
Are we the masters of our own lives? I’m dabbling with 2 conflicting thoughts:1. “Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be, the future’s not ours to see.” 2. “Intelligence is being able to correctly predict the future” Surrender to the future and just live in the present? Not really.…
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Continue reading →: Consistency
Consistency builds habits. Habits build consistency. Which comes first? I never ran daily for a long period of time. I think I ran for max 7 days straight as part of a multi day virtual race during pandemic times. Remember those? Days fluctuate. Today I had a very weird good…
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Continue reading →: Running in Tirana’s Green Heart: The Grand ParkIt’s called Grand for a reason – this is one biiig park. We’re talking a solid 7 km loop around the lake. But if you’re feeling adventurous, veer off the beaten path and you can clock in a 10 km lap – perfect for that long run, do it at…
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Continue reading →: Running my age. 32nd editionI woke up at 8:32. At 10:32 I was running. Soon I had done 3.32 km. And after 3 hours and 32 minutes I had finished 32 km. Happy 32nd birthday to me! I started running my age on my birthday in 2021. I plan on doing this till my…
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Continue reading →: Why do I run on vacations?After all, vacations are meant for relaxation and taking a break from your daily routine, right? So why bother getting up early, putting on your running shoes, and hitting the pavement when you could be sleeping in or enjoying a lazy morning in bed? I run on vacations because it…
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