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Why I Decided to Become a Morning Runner — Again

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  Why I Decided to Become a Morning Runner — Again After two years of injuries and excuses, the answer was embarrassingly simple. I just had to wake up earlier. I. The Hunger to Run For the past two years, the pattern was always the same. Train a little, race, get injured, spend months unable to run. Recover just enough, race again, get hurt again. Despite years of running, I was going nowhere. This year, I changed one thing: I stopped chasing times and focused on staying healthy. The results? A full marathon finish. A 100km ultra finish. Both without injury. After every previous race, I'd been limping for weeks or unable to run for months. This time, I could lace up again within days. I didn't realize how extraordinary that was until I experienced it. That difference — between pushing too hard and coming home in one piece — deserved a closer look. Pushing too hard → Injury Finishing healthy → C...
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My 2025 Marathon Race Experience in Korea

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I. Quiet, Gentle, Slightly Shy – Pyeongjungma 1. The Three Gatekeepers Just thinking about our three “gatekeepers” – Gomon-nim, Haneul-nim, and our president – already makes me feel secure. These days Pyeongjungma is a club that focuses more on running than on having dinner together, especially with many new members joining. But I’ve heard that back in the glory days of Pyeongjungma, people used to hang out a lot after training, sharing drinks and stories after the run. They’re not the type to avoid such gatherings, but even so, they only say one thing: “If you have time, let’s grab dinner together.” And they leave it at that – never pushing anyone. 2. A Long Time Because my wife and I both work, I used to skip the Wednesday evening group run, thinking of her doing all the housework alone. So for about eight months I only joined the Saturday morning sessions. After that summer when we dipped ourselves into the cold str...
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