And it had to be the long run… I was gutted, for a moment.
Juneathon this year (maybe it’s always this mad in June?) is coinciding with a busy period at the end of the school year, boys having exams and me having work to finish before the long summer holidays. I had planned to do a longer run today because one of my goals for Juneathon this year is to get into some new habits, like parkrun, increasing my regular mileage and long runs.
But I woke up this morning feeling blah, with a headache. I’d slept badly having been awake on and off in the early hours thinking about all I had to do. So there was only one thing I had to do this morning and that was to get on with it all. Spending an hour and a half (plus procrastination time) out running 8 to 10 miles was not an option.
I began thinking about my Juneathon activity late afternoon, after a productive day. I thought about doing some squats and lunge walks around the kitchen and calling it a day. In the end I decided that any miles were good for building my mileage base, plus I figured a couple of miles running was a good calorie burn and would alow me a glass of wine! So I put the dinner on and dashed out for a quick half hour.
Juneathon day 11, Staying in the game 3.21 mile trip around the block.
One of my favourites from last Juneathon, exactly a year to the day. I was 6 miles up then too, slacking! https://fairweatherrunner.co.uk/2012/06/11/wet/
June 11, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Snap! There are only so many hours. Sounds as though you settled on a workable balance.
June 12, 2013 at 11:23 am
Well done, you. VERY motivating.
June 12, 2013 at 4:41 pm
So many peopl seem t be experiencing the same lack of motivation and enthusiasm. I just did a post on this today. http://imarunnerandsocanyou.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/seasonal-motivation-disorder/