I just got back from today's run.

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It is hot and humid today, with a heat index of 91.4 Degrees Fahrenheit, and 74% humidity.
I thought I had run about five miles. In truth, I ran about 3.2. I usually run at night, so this daytime run was a first.

People often comment on my photos here on Steemit and say things like "It's cloudy. It doesn't look hot." To them I say:

Come visit me, my child, and see how the steamy death, summer-heat-wet-blanket-asphyxiation, sub-tropical dankness of Japan will sap your will to live!

(Maybe that's a little over the top?)

It was not easy for me, but alas, I completed it.

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Have been in a bit of a funk the last two days, so I am glad I could get out there.

Was I "motivated"? No. Not really. Please check out the video linked below to understand why "motivation is bullsh*t!" Elliott Hulse describes motivation as a useful force to jumpstart one into action (a spark) but a useless phenomenon when not followed up with discipline (fanning the spark into flames and keeping the fire lit).

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Today's Run:

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DISTANCE: 3.2 miles.
THEME SONG: "Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen

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PLAYLIST SO FAR:

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"Under the Pressure" - The War on Drugs
"Somewhere" - Soundgarden
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes
"Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson
"Napalm Love" - Air
"Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen

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So, the takeaway is: It's hot. Motivation is bullshit. Keep on trucking! THAT! is my motivation today ;)

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(Thanks for stopping by. If you missed MARATHON BLOG 10, you can check it out HERE!)

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)