I continue on, “It’s been 6 days since my last run.” There are audible gasps among the members of the group. "I’m just not motivated to run. 6 days ago, I did a half marathon and I feel kind of burned out from running. I felt tired after the half marathon, of course." I smile. "I felt slightly stiff for a couple of days, but otherwise I felt pretty good. But I'm concerned about this lack of motivation. I’ve been walking as usual in a course of a regular day. I’ve biked a couple of times. Infact, I tend to wonder if the Big Guy upstairs is trying to tell me something… The two times that I’ve gone biking I had flat tires...BOTH times! I think that He is telling me to get back on the path and running.” Meanwhile, I’m getting some “Amen, Sista!” from some of members of the group.
(** NOTE: The above situation is a work of my imagination.)
So, I’m hoping to get myself motivated to run again by signing up for another half marathon. Is this a crazy way to get motivated, or what? I am however signed up for a 10K run at the beginning of October that will also help get me going; I'm sure. But I will admit that I’ve been missing my bike in amidst all of this running, and I still want to do a century ride this year.
Last night I did another bike ride, and I did notice that I’m going slower on the hills than what I usually do. ( Amazingly, no flat tire occurred!) But this leaves me with concerns about doing a century on my bike. The longest ride that I’ve done this year was Little Red Riding Hood and that was only 75 miles. The last 6 miles of that ride I rode in a state of cramping heat stroke. On top of the whole matter I’m even more concerned because in the last two weeks I’ve only ridden 50 miles and those 50 miles has been in the last three days. I NEED to get my behind in gear and find some kind of motivation. HELP!?!
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