Category: Mood & Motivation

About 3 months ago, I learned that there will be a marathon in Istanbul, Turkey on November 12th. My first reaction was: I have to be in this thing. By no means I am a marathon runner. The longest distance I ran up to that date was probably around 8-9kms, but I had a great urge to participate in the event. The event had 15km and 10km categories as well, so I decided to do a 10km. Why So Enthusiastic? I don’t know exactly why I was very enthusiastic to participate in this event but I think it was a combination of these things: 1. I Like Running Even though I never ran a marathon before, I enjoy running a lot, and I do it regularly almost every week for…

“Human beings naturally continue doing things they like and they don’t continue what they don’t like.” -Haruki Murakami Even though I consider myself as an active person, I have always struggled with exercising regularly. Whenever my friends tell me there is a pick up soccer or basketball game, I am in. But these activities are every now and then, and for me, exercising regularly has always meant going to a gym regularly or doing similar stuff outdoors. At least until I recently started BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). I should probably first mention that I am in no place to make judgements about the sport of BJJ. I only had a couple training sessions so far. Today, I would like to speak more about the change in my perception of exercising…