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Run once, that's super fun.
“But I want to have a goal, otherwise I won't go,” a friend said to me recently when we were talking about the gym. I totally get that, but I actually wanted to speak to her sternly right away that I think everyone should exercise. Besides keeping you, yes, slim, it also clears your mind (anti-stress, that is), makes you feel stronger, more confident, you can handle the world (better), your skin glows, and should I go on? But okay, a goal. “What do you think about running ten kilometers? Like a race. With a start and a finish.”
“Okay, let's do that.”
It seems far, ten kilometers, especially if you don't really run a lap in the park often, but believe me: everyone can do it. Especially if you have people cheering you on, you'll last longer than you've ever run before.
Pay attention, I'm giving you a checklist so you can run “the race” as comfortably as possible, and I'm sure that after the finish you'll say: I want to do this again.
”Believe me: everyone can do it”
1. Test your underwear. You need to train a bit, because otherwise you won't run painlessly and you'll be limping for weeks. During training, it's wise to find out which lingerie feels the best. After about five kilometers, things can start to chafe.
2. Make a big playlist with up-tempo songs. Music will carry you through. Plan some of the best songs (like ‘I believe I can fly’ by R. Kelly, for example) towards the end when you're going to struggle. You'll want to use those.
3. Put your hair in a tight braid back. A loose bun or hair in your face during the run is not nice.
4. You'll come across water stations along the way. Always drink. Even if it's just a small sip. If you get thirsty, you're actually already too late. You need to stay ahead of that.
5. Then, not entirely unimportant: eat well. Enough at least, but not so much that it starts to bubble up. But also not too little that you get a hungry stomach. Test this out beforehand during training as well. It shouldn't be that on race day you try a peanut butter sandwich (just an example). Because that might not sit well.
6. Plan a massage after your run. It saves a lot of muscle pain and you've earned a relaxation moment, right?
7. After the massage, you need to keep moving. Don't sit at a table for ten hours and drink wine. You can, but then you won't be able to get up. Just so you know.
8. The next day, even a small short run does wonders.
9. Reward yourself with something nice. Hello, do you know HOW GOOD this is?
