Have you ever gone into something with one goal …and a nice unplanned consequence happened along the way? This has happened with my streak running. I have been so very fortunate to have had my daily run teach me so many things “on the side”. I began to think of these aha moments as a special part of my run and started to call them my “life learnings from running”. It also became a fun way to share my daily run with Caroline as just saying -  “I ran today - it was snowing” got a “bit” repetitive lol.  

Although the hints came from running, I found that these learnings have helped me a lot in my non-running life/challenges and yes my cancer journey too - so running really does teach me something “every damn day”. And one of those was “Just don’t quit”. In this solo episode, I reflect on 4 of these aha “life learnings from running”.

Japanese summary starts at [18:07] 日本語のサマリーは [18:07] から始まります。

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• Four of Vanessa’s life learnings from running every day - aka streaking!

• How saying yes to things gave Vanessa opportunities and connections she never expected

• What is naked running - don’t worry you do actually wear clothes!

• Good vs Bad pressure: When are you “making diamonds” and when are you just “breaking stuff”

• What is a “Green Man Run”, and how you can enjoy a “naked” city run 

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