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Why I Love Long Run Sunday
Despite the way I sometimes ruminate anxiously over an impending long run long before it’s begun, I secretly wish every day could be long-run Sunday. Each day of the running week brings something special to the table, but long-run Sunday is possibly my favorite. To begin with, long-run Sunday actually starts on Saturday. In my 30’s I’m finding that I’ve gotten less “fun.” In a good way. And as I get less “fun,” I actually look forward to turning in early on Saturday and focusing on hydrating instead of dehydrating. I enjoy thinking about how my carb intake will come in handy and those few extra calories are actually going to serve…
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The Weekend Long Run: Mindfulness on the Run
I asked in a previous post, (or maybe I just thought it to myself), whether running itself was the same as meditation. I suppose it depends a lot on how you do it. It may not necessarily be meditation, but if you think about it, running should always be done mindfully. In fact, distracted running could be seriously dangerous in a plethora of ways from the mild and hilarious to the breathtakingly sobering. For example, a misstep at dusk over a crack in the sidewalk could lay you out on your face. I’ll never forget the first time this happened to me. I was a freshman in college, and I had just…
