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"I like it a lot, but it is a bit slow going. This is definitely nerd homework 😅" — Oct 02, 2026 03:24PM
"I like it a lot, but it is a bit slow going. This is definitely nerd homework 😅" — Oct 02, 2026 03:24PM
focus on moving, ignore the aches and constant pain, ignore your watch, if it hurts to walk, you might as well run.
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up,” Bannister said. “It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle—when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
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