Running one step at a time: How I’m getting ready for my first marathon.
“For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor… In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be”, Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. I recently had the pleasure to watch Joan Benoit Samuelson‘s Masterclass on running. When it comes to this topic, there probably isn’t anyone more competent to teach the physicality and spirit that goes into running. I might summarize her teachings on another occasion, but here I want to share my plan on how to gradually prepare myself for a marathon. Feel free to modify it for your own needs. Short term goals (2-3 months): Before every run-Strengthening Exercise 3 sets of: Plank squads sidestep high knees one leg raise bridges...
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I came upon some prayers in my religious readings, mostly from the Islamic and Christian faith. Below I have combined some of these prayers. We, and the whole kingdom, have entered a new day all belonging to Allah. O Allah, begin it for me with obedience to You and end it for me with Your Forgiveness and Good Pleasure. Grant me in it a good deed which You accept from me, purify and double its reward. Any bad deed I do, forgive it for me. Truly, You are Forgiving, Merciful, Kind, and Generous. O Allah, show me the truth as truth and guide me to follow it. Show me the false as false and guide me to avoid it. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. O Lord, my God, help me to trust you with my decisions and...
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