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How to Build Mental Strength in Running
Mental strength in running isn’t discipline or gritting your teeth through mile 20. It’s consistency. It’s running when you don’t feel like it, when the easy option is to stay on the sofa. The weather is bad, but you run anyway. That is how you build mental strength, and it’s also how you use it.
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The Highs and Lows of a Run Streak
I love my run streak. It keeps me going through the winter and keeps me running consistently. One of the main things is the regular milestones, I like to hit these to stay motivated, and I like to see things build and grow. Milestones and challenges On 12 January I hit my 1800-day milestone and
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When Is the Best Time to Run
The short answer is whenever works best for you. The longer answer depends on your lifestyle, your commitments, how you sleep, and when you eat. But I think it’s simpler than that. The best time to run is the time you’ll do it consistently. What the science says Your body has natural rhythms, circadian rhythms,
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Why I Run Every Day
I came across run streaking by accident. I was looking for a new challenge, had no idea what I was getting into, and it ended up being life changing. Not to be dramatic about it. But I went from 15 years of stop-start running to running every day. The official definition is simple: run a
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Running With a Busy Schedule
Someone told me once that if I wasn’t running, it just wasn’t a priority for me. I pushed back. I argued that I genuinely wanted to run, that I just didn’t have the time. They weren’t convinced, and eventually I realised they were right. Running with a busy schedule isn’t about time. Running wasn’t a
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Running in a Rut
Just because something is a habit doesn’t mean you have to do it the same way all the time. Changing it a bit doesn’t break it. I love my run streak. It’s the backbone of my running and I have no intention of stopping it. But there are periods where I’m just getting it done.
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