After reading my friend Darci's blog I found a new challenge that she is participating in and being the leach that I am I asked to join in the fun as well. So far it's going well. I've only missed one day of the challenge and that's okay. If you want to join in it's not too late!
This challenge has came at the right time because I am finding myself becoming annoyed with running. I know I can do it but I have been having a huge mental block about running distance and maintaining my pace per mile. It seems like I can't even run a 5K without stopping to walk. I don't need to walk but I can't convince myself not to and why I shouldn't.
Hopefully this challenge will be what I need to push me into my half-marathon training. I haven't signed up yet but I'm planning on running a half in September. My training would start at the end of the month. One of the biggest issues I'm having while running is actually planning my route. I have a couple of routes that I've done consistently but they are getting very boring. I've tried to make some new ones but then I find myself watching my watch for distance and not really getting into the run itself because I'm just worried about how I'm going to come up with another mile to finish my route. It's not fun and has been making my annoyance with running even worse. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to break down and purchase a gym membership this summer to run on the treadmill to kill this heat and humidity.
Today is also National Running Day and I participated with a easy 1.29 mile run. I had no intention of running at all today. I was feeling blah and just not in the mood. After eating supper I finally sucked it up and got my shit together and went for a run. I actually felt so much better once I got done running. It is true that I run just so that I can eat a ridiculous amount of food, and I'm okay with that but after running today I realized that I also run to feel better. Running even that single mile made me feel lighter and at ease. I wasn't feeling restless and just generally annoyed. Running helps me in more ways than I realize.
More races are coming up and I'm trying to plan my running calendar for the fall and hopefully they will include more miles and medals! :)
I remember when I was running(ha!), all I thought about was how fast I was going, what song was on next, if I had good posture, made sure my hands were relaxed, i was breathing right, how much further I had, ect. One day it all clicked that the whole point of my run was for some "me time" and that I was supposed to be destressing and enjoying it. So why was I constantly thinking about the physical act of running? Once I realized that and let myself just run, I had some of my best runs and in return, times!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chelse! I have really been thinking about what you have said and when I ran yesterday I really tried to run for enjoyment and "me time". :)
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