Re:Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6...
by neilv on Monday September 19, 2022 @10:25AM
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When I ran (casually), there seemed to be three non-boring factors:
* Running through the city, there's the changing scenery, and also being very careful about constant tripping hazards, cars, pedestrians.
* Running on a treadmill or in an empty university track lane, you can hit a sustainable pace in which you can just zone out and think.
* The exertion, and trying to manage that and not be injured, while keeping going, wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't boring.
When a combination of fatigue and boredom did strike, on a track, I'd stretch the slow jog to the nearest lap mark, then suddenly sprint another half lap just by telling myself I could and this was the time for it, and then be glad everything worked and didn't explode. (I'm not sure this was a good idea, physically, but it was emotionally reassuring and symbolic.)
* Running through the city, there's the changing scenery, and also being very careful about constant tripping hazards, cars, pedestrians.
* Running on a treadmill or in an empty university track lane, you can hit a sustainable pace in which you can just zone out and think.
* The exertion, and trying to manage that and not be injured, while keeping going, wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't boring.
When a combination of fatigue and boredom did strike, on a track, I'd stretch the slow jog to the nearest lap mark, then suddenly sprint another half lap just by telling myself I could and this was the time for it, and then be glad everything worked and didn't explode. (I'm not sure this was a good idea, physically, but it was emotionally reassuring and symbolic.)