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Life on the Run
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”― Thich Nhat Hanh
On Jungle Trails
Exploring trails with my daughter
A sense of becoming a different person
Fresh Perspective
On gaining a new outlook by running in circles
Think that what you see, you see for the first time
Lessons from Running in Boring Places
Learning to run everywhere and be inspired
How running in tight loops helped me grow
Visual Perception while Running
How what you see affects the routes you take
Ideas on building personal route recommendations
On 30-minute runs
Why running even for a short time matters
Lesson from Badwater 267 VR
Running in a New Place
Traveling to a different place for holidays
Running at its best: exploring and learning
No Competition
Running with intention to run
Why run if there is nothing to be gained?
Start Again
Coming back to running after finishing ultra
Learning to run again
Fall
Running and falling
Lessons learned from running accident
Running on Holidays
Discovering new running routes
The joy of going on a holiday and running
Lessons from Running in Loops
How I grow by running the same route
Experience of doing long run on short route
Night Run
Heading out for a run at 1am to spend time with myself
Preparing for the next ultra
Looking Through Different Lens
Experience of running by looking at data
How making sense of data enabled me to appreciate more of what I see
Running and Work
Running is a great way to get things done
Think while you run and write down when you come back
Week without Running
Reflections on not running
Running, data and tech
Walking and Running
Experience of walking the route I usually run
Rediscovering the joy of walking
Waking up for Morning Run
Why go out instead of sleeping more?
A question for early morning
Doing Things Differently
Start making small changes and see the difference
On observing what and when you do to get better
Non-running
Finding balance between life and running
Coming back from a short break
Running with Children
The joy of going out to run with your children
Discovering new dimension in running by passing love of running to the next generation
Treatment for Anxiety
Run long enough and you notice how relaxing it feels
The best way to take a break is to go out for a run
Not Running
How you handle not being able to run is just as important
Sometimes you cannot head out for a run. What do you do?
Keeping an Open Mind
Learning to see more
Do not make too many assumptions: you may miss valuable ideas
Strength Training
Appreciating the role of core strength
Strength training is required to run longer and faster while avoiding injury
Learning to Stretch
Stretching is important if you want to run long distances
Make sure you stretch as often as you run
Running in the Same Place
Discovering meaning in running the familiar routes
Why running the same route can be as exciting as running a new one
Distance Goal
How deciding a distance to run changed my running
Having distance goal makes the actual place matter less
Running without GPS
Do we depend on tech too much for running?
It was great to turn off GPS for a run
Running Diary
Making notes about what you observe
Write down what you saw to enjoy your runs more
Running Slow
Pace matters: try running slower and observe how what you see changes
Learn to slow down to see the places where you run
Long Run in Yen So
A place not many people visit
Exploring the biggest park in Hanoi
Running to West Lake
Navigating Hanoi streets on the way to West Lake
West Lake is probably the best place for a long run in Hanoi
First Impressions of Running in Vietnam
Running in Hanoi after running in Singapore
Exploring Hanoi on foot turned out to be very interesting