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Runner's Dilemma #5 — Please. Just Rain.

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   Morning Running Log | Runner's Dilemma No. 5 Please. Just Rain. Tomorrow's forecast: rain. "Alright." "Nothing I can do about that." "Guess I can't run tomorrow." The gift of a guilt-free rest day. I fell asleep feeling pretty good about the whole thing. · · · Early morning. Eyes crack open. First thing I do: listen. Is it raining...? I look out the window. Please. Come on. ... Oh no. A light drizzle. ... "Maybe if I take long enough putting on my running gear, it'll turn into a proper downpour..." ... · · · I wonder when the day will come when I actually want to run. When I'm so excited, so eager, so ready to go — that nothing could stop me.
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Why I Went From Running to Marathon _My Body Endured, So I Started Enduring Life

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    “At the end of the day, running is running. So what makes a marathon any different?” That’s what I used to think. Usually, running up to 10km is just “running,” 10–20km is “training toward a marathon,” and completing your first full marathon makes you a “beginner marathoner.” I’m somewhere around that level. But while preparing for a full marathon, I realized something: The difference between running and a marathon isn’t just the distance.   I. Starting to Run In my early thirties, I barely took care of my health. Even brushing my skin lightly would cause redness, I felt exhausted no matter how much I slept on weekends, And colds lingered for more than two months. So I decided to start exercising. I began by jogging around my kids’ schoolyard.   II. Running 3km On winter nights, I used to “pretend to run” while circling a dark track. After about three weeks, the cold that bothered me every night completely disap...
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