Tools of the trade (1)

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Post training today. Spring in the air. Spring on the ground. Barefoot 15K in the dunes and on the beach. Only one thorn. Sometimes none. Most severe 'injuries' happen at home. Small pieces of glass are worst. Thorns or glass, a sharp scalpel, such as the knife bought at the local art-material shop, are best to remove them. Thin and sharp. Small thorns need to be removed after the training. They can and will cause trouble. However small, they cause pain that seems out of tune to their size (sometimes very small, causing sharp pain during walking). The foot must be full of nerves. Which is a miracle. It allows to run over all these different surfaces (stones, asphalt, shells). Giving protection. While remaining sensitive. Tough and sensitive at the same time.

See also: 

https://bartvanbroekhoven.com/en-US/238-flow-on-demand

https://bartvanbroekhoven.com/en-US/240-muscles

https://bartvanbroekhoven.com/en-US/15-viewer-discretion-advised-frostbite-7th-update-02-05

https://bartvanbroekhoven.com/en-US/39-getting-2-thorns-out-after-30k-training

The landing gear

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Today, after dusk (T8, 800ASA, 15 seconds exposure). Air + fat + carbohydrates + protein = the rocket fuel of endurance training.

Keep moving. Though the first minutes of training generally SUCK, we (the living) train because of:

1) A GOOD REASON. The benefit is bigger than the suffering, it is self medication;

2) THERE IS NO GLORY, NO EASY WAY. There is nowhere to hide;

3) IT IS PART OF BIGGER/LARGER LIFESTYLE. It is part of A WAY. A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. It is not just the training, it is an attitude. Food, rest, relaxation are all part of the mix;

4) TROUGH TRAINING WE FORGET; transforming, redirecting, reframing, reprogramming the brain. FLOW ON DEMAND. Unity.

Through that we built endurance.

See also: "The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the [...] mind is to get an old one out."

Natural

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The establishment of a natural rhythm, in nature, is the reason to train, under natural circumstances. It is beneficial to all other activities in reality: driving a car, interacting with other people, doing a job, writing these words.

Fight or flight

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Start easy. Finish strong. We can learn a lot from the sport-psychologists and mental toughness coaches. Control the breath, set short-term (achieveable) goals, maintain a positive attitude and create the appropriate imagery of achieving what you want to achieve.

See also: "At a physical level, physical training will grow your brain. And that has been proven, science is behind that, backs it up. Physical training, when you get into more complicated things, like gymnastics or learning the olympic lifts or learning new and different things […] training [with ] constantly varied functional movements, done in a unique way, every single day, with the big four skills of mental toughness placed into that; develop things like Courage, and Honour, and Discipline; that will develop mental toughness" https://bartvanbroekhoven.com/en-US/210-why-train