Running 21 Miles

1 brave thing: Enjoying a Long Rainy Run.

Training for my March 100-mile race got into a nice groove this week. My long run today was the pinnacle of the week, not only in terms of the number of miles, but the enjoyment of the process. It was a brave moment because it rained the whole time and, well there are always excuses on why NOT to go on a long run.

Why it matters. Long runs don’t “just happen.” It takes training, planning, and communication just to have the opportunity to go out for 3 hrs+ on the trails. This is a valuable lesson for me to remember in other areas of life. Big dreams aren’t just going to happen.

Atomic Running Habits. One of the ways I made my run more enjoyable was to listen to a couple of my favorite thought leaders on a podcast together: James Clear, author of Atomic Habits on the Dr. Peter Attia podcast.

However, I didn’t just listen to the podcast, I rewarded myself with the podcast. You may know that Atomic Habits is a book about habits and how to form them. James Clear has different strategies and techniques to help put the odds in your favor including having a reward for completing an action. So I implemented the Atomic Habit step of “reward” by telling myself after the first 14 miles I could listen to the rest of the podcast interview with Clear and Dr. Attia. I call this my atomic running habits. If you want to reward yourself to the same episode listen here.

The writing streak continues!

Justin