Bloody knees and the art of giving up

I destroyed my running tights today.  Now, I don’t believe that there is any kind of mystical power taking an interest in my daily affairs. If they were, they’d likely be quite bored and try to change the channel every few minutes – seriously, she’s watching Netflix AGAIN, it’s been like 5 hours… (my life can be dull). However, I am starting to feel that right now the universe really does not want me to finish this marathon. The last...

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Snow, dogs and other annoyances of running outside

When I first started to run I came across all number of things that filled my heart with pure runners’ anxiety. These days, I am much more aware of how to deal with it. So for those who want to strap on the shoes, but still fear running outside, here are my top annoyances while running (with tips on how to deal with them). The weather The weather is basically a runner's enemy, because truly the best running weather is no weather at all....

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