Consider that this example is notable only for being not that notable. This is a physical nightmare that Farah lives most days.

Tom Fordyce on multiple world champion distance runner Mo Farah’s repetitive (and challenging) training regime

It might not be sexy or exciting but repetition can lead to big results.

The temptation of course is to feel like by doing the same thing nearly every day you’re not getting anywhere and that you should ‘mix things up’.

The truth though is that for most endeavours constantly mixing things up is really just a distraction from the ‘routine’ that bit-by-bit will propel you to where you want to be.