12 weeks of running

On Feb 6, 2021 I finished the 12 Weeks of the Running Your Butt Off program

pubDate: 2021/05/22 Updated: May 22, 2021 6:59 PM

On February 6, 2021 I finished the 12 Weeks of the “Running Your Butt Off” program. It’s a small victory worth a celebration. It makes me feel great. I liked this new habit. Planning to keep it consistent for the rest of the year; to run 30 mins non-stop on Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday 💪🏻

Some learnings from the past 12 weeks of running:

1. To start, you can just do it. Overcomplicate things (i.e premature scaling) will get you nowhere. Solve future problems later.

2. Some days are hard. There are times when I don’t feel like running at all. The motivation simply isn’t there. What did I do? I walk outside. Simply pushing my butt to move to start the ball rolling.

3. Usually, we normalize this waterfall thinking:

   • wait for inspiration
   • get motivated
   • do the action

   When I think some more, it might actually be a cycle of Inspiration - motivation - action - inspiration - ad infinitum. To keep the momentum on, you CAN start anywhere (doesn’t have to start from inspiration.

4. A small action can trigger inspiration (go outside)

5. Set a small goal. Celebrate small wins. This is the golden age of scale. But most things (usually what’s important to our life) don’t need to scale.

6. Your mind getting tired faster than your body. When I feel like giving up in the middle of the run, I didn’t visualize the finish line, instead, I visualize HOW FAR I HAVE RUN. The mind can only be beaten by the mind; I would say to my self “One more step”

7. Consistency is a mind game between you and yourself. And it’s a zero-sum game. it’s an endurance game