I am home from work, and glad that the work week has finally come to an end. This week has been so exhausting. I could go into a rant about that, but it wouldn’t do any good. Work is called "work" for a reason. Still, I am somewhat discouraged at not having accomplished much more than just get through my work days.
Running wise, I have only ran once since last weekend. Once home, any consideration to go for a run is pushed aside, either by responsibilities or lack of motivation. I can’t believe that it has come to the point where I need to force myself to run.
Running used to so much a part of me where everything that I did seemed to revolve around running. I would go stir-crazy if I went more than a day without running. Unfortunately, my days of running obsession appear to be behind me.
In my prior state, a case of the running blahs was easily fixed by registering for an "A race" that would still push me. I wonder if that would work for me now. I’ve spotted a local 25K that I know I would enjoy running – that is IF I train properly for it. It’s less than a month away. Here’s the dilemma: I’d hate to fork out the cash only to find out that I still can’t get up and running. On the other hand, I’d hate to train only to find out that the race filled up. Oh, what to do.
I was about to suggest a race — sometimes it’s the only thing that gets me out the door is knowing I plunked down $$$ already. And if I don’t register, I don’t train (which is why I’m NOT doing OKC this year…sigh). Cut yourself some slack, too. If you force yourself to do it, you’ll find yourself resenting it instead of enjoying it.
Register for a 10K?
If you aren’t feeling like running I don’t think paying for a race will get you there – at least it never works for me. But you can manage a 10K with little to no training and then maybe AFTER you have raced you will get your mojo back. Just a thought.