I started running again last week and had a great first week of half marathon training. Yes, it was exhausting, but I stuck to my schedule and it felt great. Then this week comes along and I've turned back into a very lazy human being. It turns out if I don't go for a run, immediately after I get home I don't go. The only exception is when I'm meeting my small running group.
Since I seem to have lost motivation very quickly I printed out a quote and put it by my wall in my office - "no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." I'm hoping that seeing this all day will make me want to go run. I've also reconstituted my running group. There is really only four of us, but all you need is one other person that is planning to meet you.
I love running, but I hate starting to run. Those first steps, really that first mile always sucks. However, once I push past that point and get into a groove it is an amazing stress reliever for me. Plus running makes me feel better about how I look, think clearer and sleep better. The other quote I'm considering putting by my computer says: "The hardest step for a runner is the first one out of the front door." So very true.
Since I seem to have lost motivation very quickly I printed out a quote and put it by my wall in my office - "no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." I'm hoping that seeing this all day will make me want to go run. I've also reconstituted my running group. There is really only four of us, but all you need is one other person that is planning to meet you.
I love running, but I hate starting to run. Those first steps, really that first mile always sucks. However, once I push past that point and get into a groove it is an amazing stress reliever for me. Plus running makes me feel better about how I look, think clearer and sleep better. The other quote I'm considering putting by my computer says: "The hardest step for a runner is the first one out of the front door." So very true.
4 comments:
I loved your post today. It is exactly how I have been feeling about running. I also learned something from a wise person this week. We often let our feelings dictate our behaviors but if we did the behavior then we would get the feeling we are striving for. You know the day your don't "feel" like running but you do the behavior anyway, you get that good feeling afterward. Keep on running!!
I find that I never go (either running or the the gym) when I go home first. If i do, I have to pry myself off the couch with a crowbar and I hate it the whole time. I find it's much easier to go on the way home from work.
That is right, motivation plays a big role in running or even in any sports.
Motivation is very important in aiming goals,not only for runners, even in our daily life motivation is very important.
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