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Tag: Motivation
April 11, 2013
The 20 Strictly Running Commandments
I saw this on Tumblr the other day, and was very impressed. It is on the Tumblr page of Geeky Girl Fitness. The link to the original post is here. She probably reblogged it from somewhere else originally. Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners. Don’t make running your life, make it part of your life. When doing group runs, start on time no matter who is missing. Don’t compare yourself to other runners. When stainding in the starting lines, remind yourself how fortunate you are to be there. The faster you are the[…continue reading]
April 3, 2013
Catching Fire
I’m not talking about the second book of the Hunger Games series. I fear I’ve become so zen that I’ve lost the fire or prana that had me so motivated for so long. Throughout high school and university I was always so stressed, and sometimes downright angry. Every little thing was the end of the world! But I was epically motivated. I squeezed more into a day than most people could do in a week. Even for a few years after I finished my undergrad, I was still continuously get up and go. Motivation at the time was really easy:[…continue reading]
