I've gotten back to the point of running 30 mins easily at a 6-7mph pace. I could probably go longer but lately I've been holding it to 30 and will step it up in another week or so.
When I started a few weeks ago after a LONG stint away from running, I could barely do 12 minutes at 5mph.
Well, I'm getting to that point to where I am getting bored with it. I was just at the gym late on the treadmill, warmed up with some crunches and stretched and went 15 mins on the treadmill fairly fast - I could easily have gone 15+ minutes longer, but I just had ZERO willpower. I've noticed this is starting to become a trend lately where I have to mentally fight myself to complete my allotted time or distance.
It's not that I physically can't; it's that I am mentally done running and would rather be doing anything except. I blast my music, I tried to motivate myself with thinking about certain things but somehow my willpower just goes blah.
Suggestions? What has worked for you? I'm sure I can't be the only one that has encountered this. My main concern is that it will make me lapse with my running/progression schedule again.
Thanks
When I started a few weeks ago after a LONG stint away from running, I could barely do 12 minutes at 5mph.
Well, I'm getting to that point to where I am getting bored with it. I was just at the gym late on the treadmill, warmed up with some crunches and stretched and went 15 mins on the treadmill fairly fast - I could easily have gone 15+ minutes longer, but I just had ZERO willpower. I've noticed this is starting to become a trend lately where I have to mentally fight myself to complete my allotted time or distance.
It's not that I physically can't; it's that I am mentally done running and would rather be doing anything except. I blast my music, I tried to motivate myself with thinking about certain things but somehow my willpower just goes blah.
Suggestions? What has worked for you? I'm sure I can't be the only one that has encountered this. My main concern is that it will make me lapse with my running/progression schedule again.
Thanks