Я ненавижу бег, и у вас тоже получится. Как начать бегать

Вдохновение - это искра, а не огонь. Из искры может разгореться огонь, но чтобы его поддерживать, вы должны каждый день, каждую неделю продолжать подбрасывать в него дрова.

«Вы бегаете?» Если вы можете ответить на этот вопрос утвердительно, значит, вы, без сомнения, настоящий бегун.

Однако вы можете быть уверены в том, что бег никогда не обратится к адвокатам, не потащит вас в суд и не оставит вас в один день, отдав предпочтение молодому тренеру.

I recommend a system I learned from my dad, a strategy he developed and used for forty-two years until he retired. It’s called showing up for work. He got up at five a.m., six days a week, and did his job. That’s it. He just showed up. If you’ve ever held a job for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with this…

Inspiration is a good thing. It gets us fired up to try something new or different, to start the process of becoming a better person in some way, maybe to set a new goal we’re not sure we can accomplish. What inspiration does not do is get you out of bed to go running when it’s dark and cold out.

Look, nobody ever says a grizzly bear has a “runner’s body” — but in a footrace, a grizzly bear would absolutely kick the shit out of the fastest human ever. And the grizzly bear spends literally zero time training.

…you don’t need to worry so much about going fast — not stopping is the key. Plenty of experts would tell you that running fast all the time leads to burnout and is not a good strategy to get faster. I’m not necessarily an expert on training strategies, but I’d also ask, what’s the rush? My run—once I finally drag my ass…