I'm officially going to have to change my title....After all I haven't run in almost a month. I think the truth of it is I burned out. I tend to do like three weeks in a row and then I get all frustrated because I don't see improvements and I start to feel like running is more of a punishment than something to be enjoyed. Running is not something that has ever come naturally for me. I'm big, I'm slow and I hate hearing myself breathe heavily. All this adds up to me dreading my so called runs. After all how many times to you have to force yourself to do something you've been dreading all day before you start to find all sorts of reasons to just not bother with it!
I have to badger myself to go, and then the pain of actually putting my physically out of shape body through an hour of exercise topped with disappointment and frustration of no improvement often makes me question why I attempt running in the first place.
With that being said, I also realize that once I do drag my sorry behind off the computer and I go for my dreaded runs I always feel so good for actually having done it.
It's bitter sweet I guess.
I once heard a woman say that she was going to run until she actually liked it, and for some strange reason her idea has stuck in my head. I'm positive I'll never enjoy running like some people do, it's not a freeing and joyous experience for me yet, but maybe one day I'll break through my barriers and actually learn to love it. Either way I think I'll continue on my path of trying to running and maybe even some day liking it, even if I do it rather inconsistently.
Monday
2 miles walked
Tuesday
1 mile walked
Wednesday
1 mile walked
Thursday
2 miles walked
Friday
None
Saturday
None
Sunday
None
1 comment:
I have given up trying to enjoy running. I don't like it...at all. I figure brisk walking, especially pushing a double stroller with 50 pounds of kids is a good enough work out. So don't be discouraged you aren't running...you are at least walking and that's more than most can say!
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