A bit harsh. I was left thinking deeper about the subject matter by the end. If that’s not the goal of this kind of writing then I don’t know what is. I enjoyed this read.

Fiber and a fuckload of Kefir/Greek Yogurt literally reset my digestive system. No woo, pseudosciency bullshit. I just figured I needed to do something and knew fiber was good and the bacteria in greek yogurt was good for gut health. Shoveled that shit down my gullet for a week and it literally fixed me. I thought I had IBS as I had terrible bathroom experiences for over ten years. That era is over. Gotta stick with good dietary habits moving forward though.

Fair question.

To me, the run is what kickstarts my motivation to do anything with my day. Days/weeks where I can’t run, like this past week for me (minor back/hip related pain from overdoing it in my first ever curling games last weekend) make it really hard for me to do almost anything. I’ll want to do something, like play guitar or video games but the moment I sit down to do them I’m just completely meh about it, putting me at risk of doom scrolling or some other waste of time.

When I run, I feel more alive than at any other time and that feeling carries through the day and affects everything I do. Its one of the biggest positive forces in my life.

You don’t have to go hard either. A 10 minute easy wake up run is unfathomably more effective than a coffee for me. That said, I drink a lot of coffee too. Haha.

I never thought I’d be a runner. Ever. I laughed when my wife asked me to go for a run the first time. I’ve been running for three years now. I was averaging 45km/week last year and aim to run my first marathon this summer. It had a snowballing positive effect on almost every aspect of my life so I’m 100% dedicated to keeping that ball rolling.

Yeah. In my summer running schedule I have some 1.5hr morning runs. Seems like a lot (tbf it is) but those are the days that I have the most energy throughout the day. The more I exert, the more I get in return provided I’m eating adequately.

Long morning run days leave me feeling invincible for the rest of the day.

Tbf a mile isn’t a long run at all. Maybe 10 minutes? Good wake up for sure.

Good point. I’ve never seen it framed this way before. Poignant.

Welcome!

I think the security is adequately managed by the need for a massive transmitter as well as the question “what is there to gain via a hostile takeover and re-programming the probe?”

I bet there’s actual security of some kind going on, but those two points seem like a massive hurdle to clear just to mess with a deep space probe.