Just wondering if anyone has found my motivation laying around here somewhere...I know I just saw it a minute ago. It even allowed me to sign up last week for the BWC 5K in June. It was just here. It can't be too far.
I just can't seem to shake the "lazy" and "I'm tired" feelings I've gotten accustomed to this past month. Being home with baby girl, cleaning, breast feeding, picking up little man from daycare and whatnot...I just haven't made time for myself to workout and eat the best way I know how. Hence the only 1lb loss on the scale this week. 2 weeks into Weight Watchers and I KNOW I can do better. I have 30lbs to lose!
I have to get into the groove. I'm just wondering when it'll start clicking for me again. I have to get my running into gear in preparation for some races. I've been reading a lot about my runner friends and their races, their outdoor routes tracked and their paces logged. I strive for those endorphine highs, those long but fun runs where you just feel so accomplished and so good at the end. It's inspiring to see. I'm a bit jealous.
I have such lofty goals in my running, and I feel like I'm starting at the bottom. What's it gonna take?
Insert tune ("Little Dog Gone") - "Where, oh where has my motivation gone? Where, oh where could it be?"
Just saying...
I think signing up for a half marathon will help with your motivation and signing up for that 5K too. I signed up for my first half last May and it was five months away. At that time I could run three miles but it was tough. Because I had already registered for the 1/2 I had to make sure i was ready for it. By registering I couldn’t make excuses. I didn't want to be one of those people who backed out at the last minute or one of those that wasn't ready for it. Plus I had convinced Anna to do it with me. So I HAD to train and I HAD to be ready for it.
ReplyDeleteNow with my full I convinced my sister in law's partner to do it with me. So I again I HAVE to be ready. It will be a first for both of us. I will be honest. Not every run is easy nor fun. But it makes the ones that are awesome all the more special and amazing. You will find your groove again. You just need that one awesome run that give you an amazing running high and you’ll be hooked again. It might take a while but it’ll happen. Good luck!
Oh how I wish I could follow your lead...I'm even further behind than you so that much more discouraged! I am praying the warmer weather will be a little bit of encouragment! You will get there...you did it before, you will do it again!
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