Reflections on Marathon Training. I’ve always been more of a Hamilton… | by Lizzie Siegle | Medium

I’ve always been more of a Hamilton than a Burr. After all, my twin brother and I were two months premature because I was itching to come out, while he wanted to just chill in the womb. Since then, I’ve been in a rush simply because I like being busy. I like feeling accomplished and doing a lot of things. As an optimist, I truly believe I can do everything I wish. Training for a marathon has been challenging for a plethora of reasons, chiefly because you can’t train for a marathon and be a Hamilton (though I tried, running as a form of transit to meet people for coffee, drop off books, go to meditation or go shopping…) “Headed to the moon not now but soon.” — Alexi Pappas In running, you can’t rush the process. You can’t fast-forward and skip miles, nor should you wish to — for it’s the miles that you lose yourself in, the miles that make you stronger, and the miles that you count. I hit more than 100 miles a month and those do not come out of thin air! “I admire pickles because there

I’ve always been more of a Hamilton than a Burr. After all, my twin brother and I were two months premature because I was itching to come out, while he wanted to just chill in the womb. Since then, I’ve been in a rush simply because I like being busy. I like feeling accomplished and doing a lot of things. As an optimist, I truly believe I can do everything I wish. Training for a marathon has been challenging for a plethora of reasons, chiefly because you can’t train for a marathon and be a Hamilton (though I tried, running as a form of transit to meet people for coffee, drop off books, go to m