I started this post yesterday, then got sucked into the vortex of a work crisis. So here goes nothing.
Tuesday night, my training schedule called for a 6 mile run. Well, actually, my training schedule called for a 6 mile run on Tuesday and a bike ride last night, but on Tuesday, I couldn’t face the treadmill, so I switched it up. Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?
As I have described the run in my training log, “I hate running.” Lately, my midweek runs have been such a slog! It’s like the last thing I want to do is run. I’m not sure what the change has been. I used to love it. It’s just a slump, I think. It could also be that I’m just not seeing a ton of improvement in my running and that’s frustrating me. I won’t see much improvement though, with my heart issues. There’s a bit of room to improve, and I need to remember that. If I could just shave 30 seconds off my average mile pace, that would be amazing.
It’s tough to be in a slump. I know that for me, what gets me out is just sticking to the plan. At some point, something will go right and I will magically love running again. It’s just going to take time. And I have to remember that I’m not only doing this for my running races, but I do want to improve at triathlons too. It’s tough when I have a great swim and bike only to be passed repeatedly on the run. Yes, I need to get over that because it’s always going to happen, but even minor improvements will help.
For now, I’ll just rock the slump and be glad that fall tv shows have returned so I have something to watch while on the treadmill.
Can you change up the location of your runs or join a running group. Usually when I am struggling with my workouts, I try to make small changes and then can help to get motivated/moving again.
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We all go through slumps, but they do suck. Hope you are out of it soon.
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