I’ve started to approach my work like I do my running. In running, we have cyclical training: a program for a race is often split into multiple phases, with allocated “de-load” weeks spaced throughout. This provides a foundation to solidly build toward a goal without overloading and crashing out. I think this is a useful […]
I started running in 2017, the same year I (coincidentally) started my composition degree at ANU. Although I was often told in high school that being active and being creative are interlinked, it wasn’t until I had these practices for myself that that really started to click. Long distance running (the sort I do) provides […]
Earlier this year, I broke my ankle. It was truly terrible: not only was it incredibly painful in the moment, but I then couldn’t put any weight on it for six weeks, and I couldn’t run for another 6 weeks after that (about three months total). As someone who works out in some way at […]