We just got back from a run that I really did not want to
do. Lately, our motivation just hasn’t
been where it needs to be, and yes, I’m speaking for my husband, as well. This is especially bad for me since I’m
supposedly training for a race next month.
This one I’m doing solo since Mr. ExposedTanLines didn’t see fit to run
on all all-female relay team (which, strangely, still ended up with two Y
chromosomes on it).
Here are things to do when you don’t want to get your run
in. Be forewarned, these are not really
tips, these are just things that get me personally through a rough running
patch.
1) Don’t run. It’s the truth and I’m not proud, but
sometimes I just say fuggit, it’s not happening.
2) Pick a run you
love. And when I say “love”, I don’t
mean the squidgy wubby-dubby-type love I have for my kitties that I feel firmly
in my fallopian tubes. I mean the “I can
barely stand you” love that my mother had for me when I was caught writing
“Tricia and Vanessa are whores!!!!” on the bathroom stall in fourth grade. Running is always easier for me when the
route is familiar and unchallenging. Today
we ran a familiar route conveniently right from our front door. It included a two-miles stretch on a dirt
trail and I actually saw a wild bunny, which I took as a reward for my resolve.
3) Go flat. Don’t feel like running hills? No problem.
Let yourself be flat and happy.
Far better to go easy than to not go at all.
4) Leave the running
watch at home. I trip out about my
pace, so it’s an act of kindness to myself to not have that sword of Damocles hanging over my head.
5) Take your
motivation from others. The Los
Angeles Marathon was run this morning.
If those elite athletes and weekend warriors can struggle through 26.2,
I can certainly get in about an hour’s worth of road time.
Sometimes the idea of running is so much more difficult than
the reality. I know our slump will
pass. It better….I have a race to run.
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