Imposter Syndrome · 2025-10-04

Tomorrow I'm doing my first ever official half-marathon. I've been running for many years now in a very casual sense: two or three 5k runs per week, the occasional "long" 8k to 10k run, and no real plan around schedule, diet, or exercise. But since registering for this race a few months back, I've been following the [Jeff Galloway run/walk half-marathon plan](https://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/half-marathon-training/) and it's been amazing. My endurance has gone up, and I'm now way more aware of how diet, sleep, and recovery effect both my runs and my general well-being. But imposter syndrome is a funny thing! ...

Roguelike Running · 2025-10-19

My first half-marathon done! How did it go? Well, funnily enough, the worst-case scenario that I outlined in my [previous post](https://manmoonz.com/posts/2025/10/ImposterSyndrome/) is exactly how it played out: At close to the 15k mark, I had to downgrade my run/walk pace to a slow walk for the remainder of the race. On multiple occasions, I tried to will myself to power through and start running again: "You got this, Mansoor! Push on through! You're almost there!" But any attempt to resume a run quickly had my legs massively cramping up, and my mind going, "Nope! That won't do..." ...