Today I needed to run, so I ran, and felt better for it.
Sunday however was not a day to run. I woke up in the morning and decided that I needed to be a runner today, I needed to get my gear on and get out the door for a 5k. This was much easier in my mind than the physical activity of running.
I struggled from the start, my right Achilles was hurting for the first k or so, then about 1.6k in the dog needed to wee, I stopped for a drink around 2.5k and decided this was not going to be a high performance run, it was going to be a run because I wanted to be a runner that day, and I had managed to push back all the excuses not to run, and I took the first steps so it was important to take the last steps.
The result of that run was not good compared to the time of last Fridays run but I did feel better for getting our there.
Seeing the positive impact that me going for a run has on my kids is always a plus and they both want to go for a run with me when I get back and cool down a little. On Sunday this turned into a scooter/bike ride and playing at the park, but it was fun and good for them all the same.
Todays run was a stark contrast to Sunday. I was feeling a little tight in my right hammy all morning but decided that I would get out there anyway and see how it felt. From the get go I felt good. not just the satisfaction of being out and doing something about my issues, but rather the fact that not once did a reason not to run today surface. It was always going to be today, I had my gear, I put it on, and I got out the door.
I ran 5k non stop and did it under 29 mins, my best performance yet, there were a few times I wanted to stop and walk, catch my breath or stretch but it was such a cop out, that I just pushed on.
My time investment in running is paying off I am starting to feel holistically better for it, I want to be running and the excuses are not surfacing at the moment,
Just gotta keep riding the motivation train.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
A long time coming
Well....where to start. its been since last august since I have blogged about running, the last 2 years feel like I have wasted them loathing in my self pity and NO MORE.
It is time to attack my issues head on, to get back out there, put on foot in front of the other and sort my shit out.
The timing of my new found enthusiasm for running has happened to coincide with the start of the year, which is unfortunate as I keep getting asked if I am enacting a new years resolution. For the record I think that new years resolutions are a cop out, and if you want to fix something that is broken then do it when you are ready, not when its time for a new calendar.
Its been over 4 years since I started running now, and I feel like I am finding my mojo again. The past 2 years have presented a lot of unexpected challenges and instead of turning to running to bolster my persona to deal with them, I instead used them as an excuse not to run. That has to change, It is well past time to get shit sorted, become the man I want to be, and equip myself with the mental tools to deal with anything.
But...before I find that state of wellness I need to get back to the basics of running, and rediscover what was so attractive about the activity that got me through the last 4 years.
Its easy right now to want to be running the excuses for not running have been dismissed, the weather is good (not to hot, windy, rainy etc), I have time at work to take a lunch break. So its easy to run, its nice to run, and I feel like I can focus on running. However this is not necessarily the most sustainable situation, before long the days will heat up, work will get back into full swing once people come back from leave.
So the challenge is not to keep running, but then again I don't think that ever been the challenge. Not its how to dissolve the excuses, and get out there and JFDI.
It is time to attack my issues head on, to get back out there, put on foot in front of the other and sort my shit out.
The timing of my new found enthusiasm for running has happened to coincide with the start of the year, which is unfortunate as I keep getting asked if I am enacting a new years resolution. For the record I think that new years resolutions are a cop out, and if you want to fix something that is broken then do it when you are ready, not when its time for a new calendar.
Its been over 4 years since I started running now, and I feel like I am finding my mojo again. The past 2 years have presented a lot of unexpected challenges and instead of turning to running to bolster my persona to deal with them, I instead used them as an excuse not to run. That has to change, It is well past time to get shit sorted, become the man I want to be, and equip myself with the mental tools to deal with anything.
But...before I find that state of wellness I need to get back to the basics of running, and rediscover what was so attractive about the activity that got me through the last 4 years.
Its easy right now to want to be running the excuses for not running have been dismissed, the weather is good (not to hot, windy, rainy etc), I have time at work to take a lunch break. So its easy to run, its nice to run, and I feel like I can focus on running. However this is not necessarily the most sustainable situation, before long the days will heat up, work will get back into full swing once people come back from leave.
So the challenge is not to keep running, but then again I don't think that ever been the challenge. Not its how to dissolve the excuses, and get out there and JFDI.
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