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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • Sophie’s world by Josvein Gaarder and unbearable lightness of being by Milan Kundera.

    Read these in my late teen rebellious age, made me introspective and really emo (read: pretentious and annoying) and gave me a philosophical lens and human psychological lens in my relationships with others and with the world.

    May not be typically mind-blowing books as they are, but coming in that time in my life, it shaped my world view.








  • Sorry to hear that. No specific tips for you, but I too have had a groin strain since January (not warming up, new shoes, running too hard)

    I spent Feb lying to myself that it was a ache rather than a strain and it would go away. Come first weekend of March, half marathon race, ‘realised’ it’s not a ache but a strain/ injury (shock Pikachu face), struggletowned past the finish line,

    Since then I’ve committed to 3 weeks of no running, just yoga stretching and some squats stuff.

    Hoping this self diagnosis will work (because I’m a cheap ass to see a PT)

    better luck to you








  • First of all, well done in getting out there.

    Secondly, plantar, knee, shin, hip, calf pain comes to me as well whenever I change new shoes, run hard on new surfaces, run hard on up/downslopes and trail, or pretty much change anything.

    So my tip would be to vary the surfaces, vary between easy and easier until you’re comfortable, listen to your body, no shame in walking.

    YouTube offers simple exercises to stretch different pain areas when you’re at home.

    (I’ve been running for more than 15 years)