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How much weight did he lose? It's quite amazing how calorie dense our energy storage mechanisms are.
Someone on Twitter calculated about 55,000 calories burned. Not sure if he had things to consume while running - but 8 - 10 lbs of fat burned in one day is wild to think about.
How much weight did he lose? It's quite amazing how calorie dense our energy storage mechanisms are.
Someone on Twitter calculated about 55,000 calories burned. Not sure if he had things to consume while running - but 8 - 10 lbs of fat burned in one day is wild to think about.
I've started running and an unexpected challenge is boredom. The running is challenging as is, but doing it for ~1h30m has been, for me, well, tedious. I guess that's a byproduct of always being within arm's reach of a phone.
* Running through the city, there's the changing scenery, and also being very careful about constant tripping hazards, cars, pedestrians.
* Running on a treadmill or in an empty university track lane, you can hit a sustainable pace in which you can just zone out and think.
* The exertion, and trying to manage that and not be injured, while keeping going, wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't boring.
When a combination of fatigue and boredom did strike, on a track, I'd stretch the slow jog to the nearest lap mark, then suddenly sprint another half lap just by telling myself I could and this was the time for it, and then be glad everything worked and didn't explode. (I'm not sure this was a good idea, physically, but it was emotionally reassuring and symbolic.)
Good for him he got Lithuanian citizenship. Many "Russians" born in Lithuania never got that privilege! Edit: not true, see comments bellow
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I run enough for others to classify me as a runner, and they are always surprised when I say that I almost never listen to music or bring anything more than a watch. For me, having to deal with The Suck and be alone with yourself and your feelings is part of the challenge.
I don't run as much as I used to but empathize with this. It's fine to mix it up too. When I was doing longer runs I'd listen to a long podcast. With weight lifting and higher intensity exercise I make a point to not listen to music to build up a tiny bit of mental toughness and be stuck with The Suck and also myself. Music is a crutch.
I want to run but I cough for hours after running. Doc gave me an inhaler but it doesn't do anything. Any ideas? Help!
I've started running and an unexpected challenge is boredom. The running is challenging as is, but doing it for ~1h30m has been, for me, well, tedious. I guess that's a byproduct of always being within arm's reach of a phone.
Good for him he got Lithuanian citizenship. Many "Russians" born in Lithuania never got that privilege! Edit: not true, see comments bellow
All Russians born in Lithuania been offered Lithuanian citizenship, repeatedly, many times over.
Some Russians on the far right of the political spectrum repeatedly imply the contrary. This is not even a conspiracy theory, but a "being debunked in 5 minutes Googling theory."