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What Ultra Running Can Teach You About
Life
@bmorrissey
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The plan
1. The basics.II. 5 lessons from Comrades.III. Final takeaways.
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I. The basics
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How to get started
1. Run around the block or a nearby park.2. Realize you’re out of shape.3. Run at a pace you can speak easily. This will be slow.4. Add no more than 10% each week.5. Make it a habit.
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3 secrets to success
1. Some natural ability.2. Focused practice.3. Perseverance.
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Training plan
1. 7 months2. 1,100 miles/70mpw3. 3 marathons/1 50k4. Back-to-back long runs5. Focus on recovery
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Lesson 1: Set a big goal
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2. Nothing is impossible.
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Lesson 3: Chip away
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Lesson 4: Vasbyt
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“Once you have run an ultramarathon like the Comrades, any failures you have experiences are no longer that important.”
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Lesson 5: Success looks a lot easier...
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Than it really is
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Really
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III. 5 Lessons
1. Planning is necessary, but ultimately insufficient.2. Learn to enjoy the process more than the result.3. Failure is inevitable and ultimately beneficial.4. Know things won’t always get worse.5. Really hard things are messy.