Sunday, June 8, 2008
Don't burn out... don't burn out.. .don't burn out!!
I'm starting to get to that phase where I wonder why I'm doing this. That means I'm over training - not in the physical sense, but I'm getting mentally consumed and it's becoming not fun, and when it becomes not fun I stop getting anything positive from it, and once that happens, I quit doing it all together. I'm going to back off a little and go back a few steps. I can't delve into the "training schedules" everyone says I have to follow or I won't ever reach my goals. I just can't do it. If I wake up in the morning knowing I HAVE to do speed work when I really feel like doing a long run, I'm going to start to hate marathoning. And I LOVE marathoning! I don't ever want to stop. I guess it may take me 10 more years to reach my goal doing it my way, but at least I know I'll still be doing it.
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you are inspiring me to get upstairs and get on the elliptical! Running will have to wait until I deal with this plantar fascitis- thank you rock-hard European tile floors...
When I did 1/2-marathons I could never follow a schedule either. Speed-work, yuck!!
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