Being a fellow runner, I love and resonate so much with this essay. So well written!

There are so many beautiful sentences in here that I will keep coming back to. As my favorite author Morgan Housel says: “People don't remember books; they remember sentences. “

My favorites here are “It happens when you choose the 5 AM alarm over the midnight web series” and “Nobody tells you that the hardest running happens in your head.“ and this “As it turns out, your heart rate isn't the only thing that becomes steady with each run. Your purpose does too.“

Your article also reminded me of this quote that has stayed with me “The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.“

Interestingly, while searching for the author of this quote to post it here, I learnt that this quote is from Sakyong Mipham’s book Running with the Mind of Meditation whose shiny dime is Mipham’s discovery that “physical activity is essential for spiritual well-being“. How funny life is - a corporate veteran like you and a monk have arrived at the same conclusion. We are different, yet we are all the same!

As someone with ADHD, the first behavioral modification I was recommended was to exercise every day. It was hard at the start, but now I get how much 30 mins of exercise can change the course of my day for the better. It is life-changing, in every possible way!