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title: How to make simple things hard and hard things harder-still
author: George Mandis <george@mand.is>
date: 2014-06-06
tags: post, post, running, bad advice
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<p>This one will be short because I need to sleep. Tomorrow I'm supposed to run a half-marathon. We'll see what actually happens, but I neglected to plan very far ahead in regards to getting out to the place the race starts. Because of this, I've essentially turned my half-marathon into a half-triathlon. I will be waking way too early, biking several miles to catch a train, sitting on the train for about 30 minutes and then biking from where I get off the train another few miles to the race.</p>
<p>I've laid out all my clothes, packed my bag and prepared most my food for the morning. Now for the critical part — sleep.</p>
<p>It's good the challenge yourself, right?</p>