Sunday, January 15, 2012

Been thinking

So I've done some thinking over the past week. I'm going to drop out of the Marathon clinic at the store and go to the half clinic.  I thought I wanted to do Around the Bay and that I was willing to put the training in for it. After some further thinking and realizing that having to do the distance was making me dread my runs I decided to scale back. I kept thinking it was because of the cold weather. That I run at all outside right now but I've done runs outside at a shorter distance and while it hasn't been always great there has been more enjoyment in shorter runs than the longer ones.

It means having to see about selling my bib for Around the Bay and probably having to wait till it sells out to do so but I'm already happier. I'm already less worried about my runs and how they are going. I think I was getting to caught up in what I could do since I've met some of the distance goals but forgot to really plan and think it out and take the time to ask myself if I really wanted to do distance and the races that come with it because I did or because I proved that I could and honestly because my running friends were and I wanted to stay with them. Yeah it was the latter.

Though today after some talking earlier this week I met up with some running friends. We normally talk online and haven't run together even though we all live in the same city (and I found out one is neighbours with a friend of mine! Small world!). We decided to meet up and run 5k so it was distance everyone could do. It was cold and I couldn't talk for too long since my face was getting numb but they were a great group to run with. We actually got one of the girls running a touch faster than she normally does on her own. We've already promised to do this again since the run and the coffee afterwards were such fun. Can't wait!

3 comments:

  1. I think its great that you were able to think that through and figure out what works best for you. As I ponder this marathon I am training for I know that in the future I might not ever do it again. I love bodypump and my kickboxing more than running these days. I sometimes dread my long runs and I dont ever want to hate running again. Its tough to find a balance and I am glad you are doing that.

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  2. Good call. I think if you feel better once a decision is made, it's a sure sign that it was the right choice for you.

    The longer distance will always be there, if you decide you want to go back to it. Right now, the most important part is that you are happy with what you are doing now.

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  3. Congrats on making that hard decision - I went through the same thing after my half this year - I just decided that while I probably could do longer runs if I wanted to, my heart just wasn't in it. Some people are meant to be marathoners, others aren't. It is a lot of sacrifice, and sometimes, family and other things (including your personal time) comes first and outweighs the benefits of saying you did it.

    Keep doing what you love!

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