I found a new technique to take your mind off running, but it involves math... If you like math, like I do, its not too unpleasant to try...
I start with 1... then multiply it by 2, and get 2... then multiply that by 2, and get 4... then multiply that by 2 and get 8... At first it is easy, but when you get into the thousands and ten-thousands it takes more and more time to calculate...
1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048,4096... and so on, and so on...
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"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
Steve Prefontaine