Learning to Love Running Again

Joy here...There comes a point in any athlete's life when he/she becomes what they call "burnt out." It could be physically burnt out or mentally burnt out from training.

Spring is finally here!

Now I don't actually train hard enough to get burnt out. But weirdly, I've discovered that even missing or failing planned workouts can have an effect similar to burn out.

When I don't hit a planned workout, it still hangs over my head, making me feel bad and demotivated, and weeks and months of this can have a cumulative effect.

What happened to that girl who used to run for fun?  What happened to that girl who used to dream up stories while on a run?  What happened to that girl who used to find running meditative?

I'm not sure, but she's not me these days.

I'd like to find her again.

So I'm going to take June to just focus on relearning how to enjoy running.  I'm going to get out there and run for fun.

And as I slowly run for fun, get back into the swing of running, I'll build up my distance and fitness, and then...well, then I think there just might be another half marathon in my future.

Sounds like fun!

Over and out,
Joy

Run Stats this week so far:
Saturday: 5 X hills (about 2ish minutes in total; run 200m flat for one minute and then one minute up hill and repeat)
Sunday: Sleep!
Monday: Ran for 29:01 for 5.36kms for an avg pace of 5:25min/km.
Tuesday: EssayJack soft launch (see our website for demos!!!)
Wednesday:  Ran for 28:01 for 5.08kms for an avg pace of 5:31min/km.