i. am. in. a. slump.
i've been running faithfully (mostly) every other day since february. and suddenly, due to cirumstances beyond my control, i had a 5 day stretch where it just wasn't exactly convenient. and now, i don't wanna. at all. i am one month away from a half-marathon, and i cannot get myself going. i feel like i may not ever get going again.
in fact, this very blog post is a tactic to avoid running. tonite my husband is on late shift, which means to get the 6 miles in, i will have to hit the dreaded treadmill. so i sit here. and it sits in the next room. taunting me. perhaps i shall kick it.
but serioulsy. i'm worried. is this the end of the road...literally...for me? i just bought new running shoes last week, and now this. i could have had a pair of really senseless shoes instead.
no more running. huh. i can feel my butt spreading across the computer chair as i type it.
argh.
11 Comments:
Been there. Almost every day lately, in fact. I soooo feel for you. You know what you need to do. You know it will be better after even one mile. Remember that bumper sticker I had in high school?? JUST DO IT.
8:22 AM
we all had that bumper sticker. we were wierd.
2:43 PM
Hey buddy...been there too. I know how you are feeling. I am ready to take a break after this Sunday race. But sometimes all it takes is getting past that first mile then it's like a routine again. Here's a bit of info that might inspire you again...went to the doctor last week for a yearly checkup. The nurse took my pulse and she said, "52. Are you a runner?" How did she know?? She said most people that run a lot have a lower heart rate, their heart doesn't have to work as much. I found this very interesting so she looked up my resting heart rate from a two years ago and it was 76! That's over 20 beats per minute. That really got me going. So even running just a few miles a day, or even every other day, is so awesome for your body. I always kind of knew this, but hearing it happening in your own body is pretty neat.
Just a little tidbit. Hope it helps. Love ya!!
3:03 PM
i. have. no. idea. what. you. are. going. through.
But I feel for ya. That heart rate thing is almost enough to tempt ME to start running. You go girl. You can do it, I know you can...
4:03 PM
No. We were COOL (or at least thought we were), and we didn't have to run b/c we were naturally skinny. Now we have to work for it, so get up and GO!!
4:40 PM
ha. yes. i'm going, i'm going...
and rani: you.make.me.laugh.
7:41 AM
Wish we could go together..
7:58 AM
WAHOOOOOOOO!!! Carey Crouse actually doesn't want to go work out. God promised me there would be this day and it has come! Finally we can relate to each other once again Care! Please please please drive up here and let's hang out on the couch and each chocolate and watch a movie. I LOVE YOU MAN!!
10:49 PM
i thought you girls ran for the joy of it, not for the butt size.
i think i would rather pay somebody to make my butt smaller, thank you very much :)
6:08 AM
I agree with your fellow runners. It is all mental. Just tell yourself you just have to make it through the first mile and go from there. Good luck. I wonder what a walkers heart rate is?;)
8:57 AM
shelly, i'll come eat bon-bons with you any day. as long as we can go rollerblading after :)
9:51 AM
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