Before I explain why I run every day and the lesson you should take from doing so, I want to put things into context for you.
I'm 56 years young, and my 77-year-old mother has late-onset Alzheimer's. She's been suffering from it for over three years now. My mother's mother died of Alzheimer's.
Until about four or five years ago, I didn't take care of myself. I ate what I wanted and whether I exercised or not didn't matter to me.
And then Hurricane Harvey happened to the Houston...
Hurricane Harvey.
A storm that people in the Houston area will never forget.
It made landfall three times in six days and lasted a record 117 hours, stalling over the Texas coast for four days. It caused more damage than any other storm up until that point except for Hurricane Katrina.
The storm dumped 1 trillion gallons of rain on Houston in four days. At its peak on September 1, 2017, one-third of Houston was underwater.
Prior to the storm, I was alternating running and riding my mountain...
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In this episode (the 6th of 365 new episodes in 2021), Mark shares what he's learned from running for 13 days in a row at 5am.
On August 29, 2017, I began my run everyday run streak. In this episode, I share the WHY along with some nerdy stats with you and my plans for the future.