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Over 100 miles!

6/28/2020

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When I started running I was so afraid of going out for a run over six miles. I still remember the first time I ran a 10K. I was living very close to Osaka Castle located in Morinomiya, Osaka. It was a cloudy day looking like it was about to rain. I was thinking on running only two miles, go back home and cook dinner. In the middle of the run it starts raining; it was the first time I experienced running in the rain. I felt a sensation I've never had before: a feeling of excitement, a feeling of being alive; maybe it was the first time I experienced the so-called "runners high".

When I looked at my watch I was incredibly surprised... it was the first time I ran a 10K. I wanted to keep on going but I knew too much too soon is just a bad idea. That was the first time I ran a 10K.

Just two years ago I used to smoke over 10 cigarettes and drink two beers a day. 
I am currently running five to six times a week with an average of seven miles per run. I have never felt so alive, so energetic, so healthy. Last month it was the first month I ran over a 100 miles (205km). 
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I chose this picture because this is the embodiment of how I currently feel. During a pandemic that doesn't look like is going away anytime soon I have been able to find happiness in the things I can control. I love where I am in life and only looking forward to what the future holds.

I will focus on the things I can control and that is my mind. I can control what I accept into my body and mind. It is within me to be successful and to be successful there is nothing better than surrounding myself with like-minded people.

Thank you for joining me through this change and self-worth journey.
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    Self-motivated individual with a high passion for motivating and encouraging people to take risks. Having started my journey in Japan in 2014 I have encountered many downfalls that have contributed to my current success both in my private and professional life.

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