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My wife suggested I have whatâs called âFrĂźhjahrsmĂźdigkeitâ - springtime tiredness. I am in a slump right now and I want to run, but just donât feel like it.
It will get better.
In the meantime, I am reading a lot about running fashion this past week, which I really enjoy as I think that we are finally moving past functional neon running apparel.
Also, spring is coming, so can we please move past the black tights now?
Enjoy these five articles and then go running! đđťââď¸
Running â And What Weâll Actually Remember
The smoothest performances are the ones which flow. Where surges were instinctive. Where positioning happened without overthinking. Where effort was guided internally rather than dictated externally.
Every glance at the watch adds friction. Every split introduces judgement. Every external cue pulls you slightly out of presence.
And presence is performance.
And this presence can be so graceful.
How to Start Your Run (or Anything) When You Donât Feel Like It
Remind yourself why youâre doing this. I reminded myself of the myriad benefits of a run like this, including: the increased fitness, the post-run glow of sweaty satisfaction (which I donât feel as much outdoors in this dry, thin air that immediately evaporates sweat), and the good unplugged thinking that germinates mid-run. I realized I would not regret running, but I would regret not running. (I once ran behind someone in a race whose T-shirtâs quote stuck with me: ââI really regretted that run.â â said no one ever.â) I told myself that when Iâm trying to run harder and faster in my upcoming races, Iâll be grateful for workouts like this one.
Sound advice, but it didnât really work for me last week.
Copycat Culture in Sportswear. Is Originality Dead?
Nike is known to rigorously defend its IP so copying Satisfyâs design and knowing due to the varying resources between the brands that they wonât be challenged, is in fact, very poor behaviour.
Itâs funny that Satisfyâs first ever collection was designed by an ex-Nike designer, and now, we have the biggest sportswear brand in the world taking inspiration and design cues from them.
This story begs the bigger question at play here, is originality in sportswear dying?
I think this whole discussion centers around the old quote âgood artists copy, great artists stealâ - people get inspiration and then copy or build on it. Some brands borrow from Yvy League heritage, others from Yoga, others from 70s running, and so. The good thing is: we can buy whatever we like, if we can afford it.
Fake Splits, Real Feelings
Impression management towards others and self-deception towards ourselves go hand in hand: we want to look good out there, and still see ourselves as fundamentally decent in here.
So no, I donât think most race cheaters wake up in the morning planning to commit sports fraud. I think they wake up wanting to be the person they already told the world they are. And then they make a series of micro-decisions that move the story faster than the body.
Some people really need to just go running and take a break from it all.
Neurotribe Voices: Camille Herron on Running on a Different Frequency
Running has been my special interest for 31 years. I run twice a day most days because itâs my routine, rhythm, and what I feel wired to do. Iâm like the mouse that wants to stay on the wheel - maybe that mouse is neurodivergent too. I track my lifetime running mileage to six decimal places, which I didnât realize was âweirdâ until someone pointed it out. Accuracy and precision matter to me. I travel with a scale to weigh my gear and nutrition. I travel with a separate suitcase with my favorite silverware, cups, coffee mug, bowl, snacks, and foods. I only like certain spoons.
Iâve always resonated with Forrest Gump - the regimented, hyperfocused, keep-going energy. Iâm like the female Forrest Gump.
Camille Heron is quite an interesting person, I have been reading about her for quite a while now and find this conversation really worth reading.
If you missed last weekâs edition, you can read it here:
Now, go running!
â Nico
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SoâŚ. did YOU ever cheat in a race? ;-)