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The Benefits of Pushing Limits

In recent months, I’ve been pushing myself hard, especially in my 5km time trials. And it’s paying off—I can now run them about 4 minutes faster than I could at the start of the year. When I’m honest about it, I have to admit that, in general, working hard sucks. It’s tough to always be […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Limiting beliefs

At a recent business update session, as a motivational talk, we discussed limiting beliefs, which made me think of something I wrote in ‘My First Marathon Training’: “There are two things I believe about myself and running: I don’t have it in me to run the second half of a long run faster than the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Empowered and supported

“I am not where I want to be yet, but I feel empowered and supported to get there.” These were my words to my coach when I thanked her two weeks ago for coaching me this past year. It is not like I pondered for long on what to say to her. The words just […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Die lewe is vir die wat lewe

Ek het nou al ‘n paar mense na aan my verloor. Iets wat my nog altyd opgeval het wanneer iemand doodgaan is hoe vreemd die tyd raak. Dis asof jy in jou eie borrel vasgevang is terwyl die res van die wêreld steeds voort skarrel, selfs al voel jy soms die drang om te skree: […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoFebruary 20, 2024

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Keep on running

Recently, I had the honour of pacing a fellow runner on her 5 km time trial. Pacing someone is a stressful task to undertake. I was mainly worried about disappointing her by not having her reach her target. Beforehand, I worked out a pacing strategy for us, taking into account the elevation gain of the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Support groups

A weekend ago, one of my MCM friends joined me for a RunZone club run – which is, of course, a much larger attended session than a session of our small regular training group. We run at a similar pace, and during our run, we talked about how refreshing it was to not be at […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 12 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Consistently sticking to commitments

I don’t know what to write about today; I don’t feel like I have any words of wisdom to share. However, I also don’t want to break my writing streak. There is something about committing to myself and sticking to that commitment that cements the idea of the type of person I wish to be. […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 12 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Why Good Intentions Alone Don’t Work

We’ve all been there. We want to eat healthier. We want to exercise more. But when push comes to shove and we are back in our routine, and life becomes busy again, we forget about our good intentions to eat healthily or exercise more – until the next new year, that is. Good intentions often […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year ago

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Embracing Change: Building a Life You Love

My immediate family and I enjoyed the coastal sun and waves for the past two weeks. Leaving a piece of my heart behind in the small town, the sadness of returning to city life sparked the discussion again between my husband and me about whether we should consider moving to a smaller coastal town. Years […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoAugust 7, 2024

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Guilt-free holidays

Welcome to that week between Christmas and New Year when even the days of the week become a mystery. This time of year, akin to limbo, is truly special. My children’s stationary and school clothes are mostly sorted and ready for the upcoming year—well, they’ll survive with what hasn’t been sorted yet. Christmas has come […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoAugust 7, 2024

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