Gareth O Connor

Ran 10 miles this morning with some members of the club

Recovery run today,ran easy and sped up on the way in

I did a lap of the Palace,some leg swings and 4 strides as a warmup.Met my uncle and did some kilometers with him.Finished with another lap of the palace and 5 hill sprints

I don't think my calves are injured,I think I ran too much last week.I'm used to running 2 a week and sometimes I'll add in a third,I did a parkrun(5k) on Saturday and I felt flat to the boards.I don't normally run 4 times a week anymore Would the calf stretch leaning into the wall help?

Ran four times this week,9.2k on Tuesday,Fartlek Wednesday,over 8k Thursday and 5k parkrun on Saturday. My left ankle is sore now,the back of my calves are heavy,lead like.I'll take today and tomorrow off

Fartlek run today,followed caprice no particular plan...ran by feel. My body needed movement as I was sitting down for most of the day,in the classroom and on the bus.After dinner I did some bodyweight squats and followed them with the quad wall hip flexor stretch

The Buddha liked lists

"aversion" one of the five hindrances

"Do not make too much of an effort".No unnecessary tension as you say

"Personally,I choose not to live in fear".Good philosophy

@Kit_L Can you breathe into the hara when doing the LRP?

Anne Lamott "My mind is a bad neighbourhood that I try not to go into alone"

The resistance itself is a defense mechanism.Defenses are used to mitigate anxiety.The unconscious doesn't want to be made conscious @Kit_L Happiness is not simple,its hard work

Burkeman has written some good stuff particularly on the negative path to happiness "The Antidote:Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" (2012)

"Just moving what's stiff".Motion is lotion