Its been a rough week. On every level. A tragic family loss has put a heavy weight on me, making me reconsider parts of my life 'cause everything has just lost it’s meaning. I know, in time, daily activities will adjust to a new normal and training will be on the top of my list again. But now, the world stands still. On the other hand, subjects with greater meaning became even more important to me; like this crying earth, this weeping shore (Michael knew already). And it’s not just limited to the environment, but everything in and on it that experiences fear, grief, pain, obstacles and is in need of help. It’s stupid to imagine, so early in my training journey, I already want to bailout. My own overcoming is just not an enough motivation to make this journey worthwhile I guess. Maybe in time I can find a cause I feel training for. Two weeks ago I was in a complete different state of mind about my training towards the Strong Viking obstacle course race. To help my performance I went for some running shoe shopping. The store All4running helped me so much finding the right shoes. I tried different kinds of shoes and they made me run on a small indoor track a couple of times so they could measure my foot placement. Noticing the pressure points of the foot tells a lot about your running efficiency, needed foot support and maybe the required technic you should work on. The straighter the lines, the better. Apparently I run quite efficient and don't necessarily need specific shoes. But still very interesting and helpful for more improvement. Cause there is always more to gain. According so, they recommended me, my now owned, Adidas blue shoes. Those were also the ones I found the most comfortable. The first two runs I did right after the purchase were definitely my best tries of the 5 runs so far. I even did a 7k in one go! In a slomo go, but still 😝 Soon I will pick up my pace. But for now, I just want to stay at home and hammock away. PS. I will not say enjoy life every minute. I know, I hate it when people say that too. It completely lost its meaning and it's impossible to be conscious of that every second of the day. But we can be conscious about the experiences we seek and make the choices we intrinsically want. That will evolve in an overall feeling of happiness, right?
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