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Learnings from My first Half Marathon

When I turned 30 last year, I wanted to do something that honored my internal integrity, the integrity of my spirit. Running has always been a struggle for me. I could never endure the mental discouragement. The constant naysaying by my mind always stopped me halfway. This year, I won the battle. Running long distance is purely mental, at least for me. It’s winning against the odds, the biggest of them being our own little minds. It only knows what it does; it stays within the limitations of previous circumstances. If we only listened to our mind, we can never break boundaries or do something that we have never done before.  During the running process, there was a lot going on within me. There were a lot of conversations that I was observant to. Very very interesting process. I will write more on this topic when I have more time. But I wanted to record some of the learnings from the process.  1. With discipline and practice, I can ramp up on anything. 2. The important thing