Lessons from Running 500 Miles

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At some point during Christmastime 2020, I was compelled to set a lofty goal for the new year. The compulsion cannot be pinned to a specific source or event of inspiration, but rather a growing tired of sipping on bourbon & ginger ales while watching holiday movies. ‘Elf,’ the 2003 (objective) masterpiece starring Will Ferrell and James Caan, was being projected in my living room while a thought, unrelated to the movie, crossed my…