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My journey to a sub-3-hour marathon

A friend told me that breaking the 3-hour marathon mark can be underwhelming. It’s just a number, he said and once you get there, it’s possible to feel empty. Bullshit! Yesterday, at 41 years of age, I ran a 2.57.04 marathon in Southern California and it felt like an achievement…

Running

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My journey to a sub-3-hour marathon
My journey to a sub-3-hour marathon
Running

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A decade ago I had the biggest standoff I’ve ever had with my wife. She demanded we leave Russia.

I spent most of my teen years away from Russia but Moscow was my home. I was studying abroad — first in the US, then England — but would be back In Moscow for every school break. I missed Moscow during my boarding school years and missed it even more…

Life

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A decade ago I had the biggest standoff I’ve ever had with my wife. She demanded we leave Russia.
A decade ago I had the biggest standoff I’ve ever had with my wife. She demanded we leave Russia.
Life

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2 days ago

People drinking during the day are very unpleasant(to me)

Today I met with a schoolmate from a quarter of a century ago. I attended a boarding school in England, and several months ago, he reached out to me with a potential consulting project for the company he works for. Last night, he flew into Miami, and, conveniently, I am…

Alcohol

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People drinking during the day are very unpleasant (to me)
People drinking during the day are very unpleasant (to me)
Alcohol

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2 days ago

What will I be like, when I’m old?

If you follow me, you know I love running. I run a lot, and I run consistently. Every day. In recent years, I’ve become a very good runner. I’m not elite, of course, but at forty-three years of age, I belong to a tiny fraction of runners whose passion for…

Running

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What  will I be like, when I’m old?
What  will I be like, when I’m old?
Running

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6 days ago

There is nothing mental about running. It’s all physical. And marathon running is not a metaphor for life.

I’m stealing this thought from a story I came across a few days ago. I wish I saved it. It resonated so strongly. I’m not an elite runner, but I’ve earned my right to talk about running. Four sub three-hour-hour marathons in two years, in my forties. I PRed every…

Running

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There is nothing mental about running. It’s all physical. And marathon is not a metaphor for life
There is nothing mental about running. It’s all physical. And marathon is not a metaphor for life
Running

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Sep 23

August and everything after (do I have nostalgia?)

Today, on social media, I saw that August and Everything After by Counting Crows is thirty years old. I don’t need a special “listen” of this album — it’s on my playlist, and its songs come up all the time when I drive or run. Oh, well, today, after seeing…

Nostalgia

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August and everything after (do I have nostalgia?)
August and everything after (do I have nostalgia?)
Nostalgia

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Sep 18

What if we were our own best work?

I came across a very profound video recently. I’ll post the link shortly, but I wanted first to acknowledge my mistake. In one of my recent stories, I bashed Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur who’s trying to reverse aging: The story about the millionaire-CEO spending millions to reverse aging — uninspiring and… Twilightalexeisorokinstories.medium.com I had scanned a few sensations headlines about him (a tech millionaire…

Health

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What if we were our own best work?
What if we were our own best work?
Health

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Sep 16

Is every life a struggle?

I’m alluding to the quote “to live is to suffer”. Do some people have it easy? Are there people who look at their current life or the life they’ve lived who can say that it’s been an easy journey? I’ve had a rough week. I don’t want to go into…

Life

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Is every life a struggle?
Is every life a struggle?
Life

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Sep 15

This Sunday, I’ll attempt to achieve a new milestone in my running journey

In many ways, the goal feels more incredible than my other improvements in the last three years, but maybe that’s because those other achievements are already behind me and part of my identity. I started running a lot in the spring of 2020, the infamous “pandemic” year. I wrote many…

Running

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This Sunday, I’ll attempt to achieve a new milestone in my running journey
This Sunday, I’ll attempt to achieve a new milestone in my running journey
Running

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Sep 9

Your identity and your calling are fleeting concepts.

I guess some people do find their calling. I’m thinking of athletes and artists, like musicians. Their jobs are their lives and lifestyles. The quote you hear often find what you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life applies to them. What I’ve learned…

Life

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Your identity and your calling are fleeting concepts.
Your identity and your calling are fleeting concepts.
Life

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Alexei Sorokin

Alexei Sorokin

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A Russian immigrant in America, father of 4, Cambridge and Harvard Business School alum. I run and write every day. More here: https://linktr.ee/alexei.sorokin

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