The Business Secrets of Marathon Training

A year ago I hadn't run a marathon, now I've finished three. Here are the business secrets I learned along the way: 

1. Make your goal big and exciting.
2. Seek mentorship.
3. Make a plan that starts very easy.
4. Very slowly increase the difficulty.
5. Sometimes you have to trick yourself to succeed. i.e. Run around a lake so you can't take a shortcut in the middle, run to and from work so you have a fixed deadline, pair running with other fun activities like your favorite podcast.

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