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Day: February 18, 2016

Hope is Not a Strategy

Hope is Not a Strategy

I’ve come across some jaw-dropping statements on Facebook; one theme particularly bothers me. These are posts to the effect of –  “I hope I finish.” “I haven’t run more than 6 miles but I know I will finish. I hope my IT band/hamstring/.. will be ok.” “I hope I’m not swept.” “I hope I break xx:xx time.” Perfectly normal sentences from nervous athletes, similar to those I myself have made plenty of. But these statements that bothered me came with a caveat –…

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