Some days you just "know" it's going to happen before you even started (the fact that muscles are aching in the morning is completely irrelevant). You just know that you will hit that mile mark. 7 miles solid, up the mountain, no fuss, no whining, pure focus and flow.
While running shokunin came to mind.
“The Japanese word shokunin is defined by both Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries as ‘craftsman’ or ‘artisan,’ but such a literal description does not fully express the deeper meaning. The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills, but also implies an attitude and social consciousness. … The shokunin has a social obligation to work his/her best for the general welfare of the people. This obligation is both spiritual and material, in that no matter what it is, the shokunin’s responsibility is to fulfill the requirement.” — Tasio Orate.
It’s just about making an effort and repeating the same thing everyday, and it has to be better than the last time.
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