Let’s see if I can actually do this. I’m starting this blog for several
reasons. First off, I just enjoy writing
and since running is really my main passion in life, I figure I should find a
way to combine these two things that really give me joy. Moreover, I really need a motivational tool
to help keep my on track (no pun intended).
I’ll get into my running history at a later time, but I’ll start by saying the fire hasn’t been burning nearly as hot lately as it has in the past. After several years of mediocre performance, I lack the confidence and motivation to really train hard for a single race. I wish that wasn’t the case, but it seems more often than not lately my running has begun to feel like a chore. Instead of being something I look forward to in my day, my run is something I have to get over with, and that’s not the right mindset when you enter your training. So I’m planning on starting to write to help motivate myself.
I’ll get into my running history at a later time, but I’ll start by saying the fire hasn’t been burning nearly as hot lately as it has in the past. After several years of mediocre performance, I lack the confidence and motivation to really train hard for a single race. I wish that wasn’t the case, but it seems more often than not lately my running has begun to feel like a chore. Instead of being something I look forward to in my day, my run is something I have to get over with, and that’s not the right mindset when you enter your training. So I’m planning on starting to write to help motivate myself.
I also hope, if I’m luck enough to get a few people reading this, to maybe inspire others, or at least give some ideas or advice to anyone in need of some motivation themselves. As you’ll find, I’m a very experienced runner who has had some success on a local level, and I’ve also been a coach now for 9 years. I always like to share my experiences and my ever-growing knowledge of the sport I love.
This blog will generally follow my training and racing, normally with a specific goal in mind and how I plan to achieve that goal. I’ll include workout details, as well as other supplementary material that will give any potential readers an insight to how I go about training, recovering, and making time for pursuing my goals. I’ll also occasionally include anecdotes from my life as a high school coach, and some of the workouts I have my runners do.
In my next post, I’ll give a bit of background information about myself and explain my goals and my training philosophy that will (hopefully) help me achieve this short term goal. I hope you enjoy.
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