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RE: I've decided to do a marathon this year! (Did I really just say that?! πŸ˜…πŸ€”πŸ˜›)

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I really appreciate you sharing how it's landing for you.

and Thank You for taking the time write a very lengthy reply. I suspect it all comes down to biases (that's not a criticism by the way, we all have our biases, its human nature etc.)

This book speaks to your biases, and doesn't fit with mine (not yet at least). That said, I'm still gonna read it and finish it. I've never read a book that is truly pointless and I'm sure I will be able to find at least some things to learn and new things to try.

Cadence is mentioned in chapters 8.1 and 9 btw. I sort of get it, it just seems almost too simple "run at 180 to run faster/further/easier". Or maybe I'm trying too hard to over complicate things. I guess that is human nature as well! 🀣

There is at least one point I totally agree with: "run without music"... I feel that running should be enjoyed for it's own sake, and I want to experience the sensation of running (and also keep an awareness of my flailing limbs too!)

The fact that I find this book challenging isn't an excuse to quit. If anything, it makes it even more important that I keep going... no-one ever changes if they do the same thing over and over. I need to remember that I don't know everything. I need to be open to the possibility that I might be wrong.

With that in mind, I will indeed be following your 'journey' (so cliche!) and who knows, I might actually learn something along the way

!LUV

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    I love your response.

    I hear you on biases. I wonder where my bias was when I read the first book? I was in "normal" running shoes and wore orthotics in my closed toe shoes everywhere, doing everything I was told I should do. Who knows! Anywhere, I know what I "believe" now! !LOL

    Brad is also saying "Surely it can't be as simple as just 180 cadence?" but he's trying it out anyway. Personally, I think a focus on just cadence is an oversimplification of a jam-packed book. I think our ability to run further, faster and easier comes as a result of putting many of the things they talk about together.

    I've never read a book that is truly pointless and I'm sure I will be able to find at least some things to learn and new things to try.

    The fact that I find this book challenging isn't an excuse to quit. If anything, it makes it even more important that I keep going... no-one ever changes if they do the same thing over and over.

    This seems wise.

    Music, yeah, I hear you. It was another thing the ultra running mate of mine insisted I stop doing 12 years ago. I seemed to easily give up running to music (not that I did it that much because we still didn't have a lot of good, lightweight, portable music devices then the way we do now). We just read that chapter last night and I enjoyed hearing the different perspectives. I like being able to connect to the world around me and do get annoyed (find myself flabbergasted might be a better way to describe it) when I see someone running with buds in their ears when running (or riding) somewhere with a lot of hazards, like other kinds of traffic. They can't hear their body but they also can't hear that bike/car/dog coming up behind them either!

    I will indeed be following your 'journey' (so cliche!) and who knows, I might actually learn something along the way

    Cliche or not, I'll be happy to share. !LUV

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