another weekend of running-failure (aka i didn't run long). great. great. just great.
tonight i signed up for the 10k that marked my first ever race last year. maybe this will motivate me--the first anniversary of pinning a racing bib onto my shirt. i will lift in a few minutes. its cold here, feels like 4 degrees. i hate it. i ate things this weekend that washed out my good mid-week discipline. i hate it. i hate starting over.
i re-read this entry. i actually had a good weekend, but its getting to the point where if i don't run long i feel like a failure. i have to make running take a precedence. it is an outlet that i miss a lot.
tonight i signed up for the 10k that marked my first ever race last year. maybe this will motivate me--the first anniversary of pinning a racing bib onto my shirt. i will lift in a few minutes. its cold here, feels like 4 degrees. i hate it. i ate things this weekend that washed out my good mid-week discipline. i hate it. i hate starting over.
i re-read this entry. i actually had a good weekend, but its getting to the point where if i don't run long i feel like a failure. i have to make running take a precedence. it is an outlet that i miss a lot.
posted by brent at
5:49 PM
8 Comments:
Well, if this running journey has taught you anything, it's that there are ups and downs, right? And that one failure doesn't spell a larger failure. You'll get out there and run long, or figure out a way to make it work for you.
Pull out last year's race bib and look at it for inspiration!
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Megan, at 8:07 PM
Hi!
Run long, run short, just run!
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Dawn - Pink Chick Tris, at 8:19 PM
Maybe you just have to schedule the time on your calendar? This weather sucks for staying motivated, I guess I should be thankful I have had the marathon to train for or otherwise I wouldn't have gotten out for half the runs this winter!
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Rae, at 10:00 PM
I always have to have a goal (e.g. race) to keep me motivated, especially when the weather drops below freezing. But Dawn's got it right, "run long, run short, just run!"
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Jack, at 3:02 AM
Don't look at it as if doing something bad erases the good you have done - it's not true and it sets you up to think "why bother" and give up. Every time you eat right or run ten feet it ADDS to your health.
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M@rla, at 7:15 AM
Signing up for the race was the right thing to do. I know I always need a goal out there to shoot for, however short term it is. Go for it.
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Darrell, at 9:33 AM
Don't get yourself into that "long or nothing" mindset - do what feels good and what makes you want to do it again because THAT'S what's going to put you on the road to lifetime fitness and health.
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Denise, at 4:34 PM
It's normal to go through a phase when running just isn't as exciting as it was before. A race is all you need to get back into the spirit. Starting over is exciting - attack it!
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Nic, at 3:41 PM
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