You know those runs that you have where you just never want
to stop running? I was very excited to finally have one of those runs. It feels
like forever since I have actually pushed through all the miles that I had
planned on running that day and actually didn’t want to stop running. Yesterday
it was about 40 degrees and I had planned on running 4 miles, but after those 4
miles were up, I wanted to run more. I kept on running until I had run about 6
miles and it was starting to get dark out (considering the fact that I was
wearing black and the drivers are crazy in my neighborhood I thought it was
best to turn back). I wish I could have
more days like that, but lately it’s been so cold that I have been forced to
run at the gym. Today I couldn’t even run, because the roads were too slippery
to run or drive on, which means no matter what I need to run every day for the
rest of the week. Although I am still having unenjoyable (apparently that’s not
a word according to spell check but it really should be so I am keeping it
there) runs every once and a while, my runs are getting a little better. Here
are some things that make running more fun for me.
Running with a friend
always makes running easier. My sister has been running with me a lot and not complaining
nearly as much. A lot of times she will end up turning around early, but even
having her there for a few miles is a great help. One of my really good friends
have also been running a lot with me lately, which is really good because she
runs a lot further than my sister does. It is SOOO much easier to run with
someone else. Occasionally there will be days that I like to run by myself, but
most of the time I get extremely bored and lonely. I think I am a very dependent
person, because I just really don’t like to be alone, but I think that most
people can agree that running with someone else is a lot easier.
Other things that I think make running a lot easier is
distracting myself with music or basketball games at the gym. I have started to
bring my iPod to the gym with me and a lot of times there are also basketball
games playing. Sometimes I get hooked into the game (even though most of the
time I can’t read the T.V. to actually find out who the teams are) and it is a
very nice distraction from the miserable treadmill. Music is also really
helpful, but you have to make sure you don’t change your pace to match the beat
of the music. You will either hit the front of the treadmill and it will make a
really loud noise that causes everyone around you to give you a judgmental
glare or you will slow done and almost fall off of the treadmill (learned both
of those the hard way). Music and T.V. are a really good way to make treadmill
runs a little better.
Mix it up. Don’t run 5 miles on the same path, at the same pace,
every single day. It will suck. Try running different paths and go off of time
if you don’t know how far you have run. It is also helpful to change pace.
Occasionally I will run my second to last mile at tempo pace and my last mile a
little slower. Sometimes I will run hills or 400 sprints, which also help.
Either way, changing what you run can make running a lot more fun.
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