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{Monday Motivation} Renew Your Inspiration to Run

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I have a pretty concrete running schedule each week. I run five days a week, do at least one speed workout, one long run, and easy runs to fill in. I cross train on Mondays and take a rest day on Friday. This has been my running schedule every week since January. It gets old though and sometimes, especially when I’m not training for anything in particular, it gets boring. I’ll admit sometimes my runs are very un-inspiring. Yesterday I had planned to do a long-ish run, 8-10 miles. But I woke up, it was hot and very humid and I just wasn’t feeling it so I didn’t do it- and that’s OK. Sometimes it’s better to take a rest day when you’re not feeling it than to go out and slog through a run, especially when you aren’t training for something. Sometimes you need to start fresh to feel inspired again. That’s what I’m doing now and I think it’s working. Happy running!

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{Monday Motivation} Don’t Let Fatigue Make a Coward Out of You

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Is there anything better than a Pre quote to brighten up your Monday morning? I don’t think so. I also think this quote is perfect as we head into the warm summer months when heat and humidity leave runners feeling more fatigued postrun (sometimes during the run) than we’re used to. But don’t fret, it may be getting hot out there and you may be feeling tired, but you’ll feel stronger and faster when fall goal races come around. So stay strong and happy running this week!

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{Monday Motivation} Wake Up and Live

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I had a really incredible weekend this past weekend with my mom and sister. They met me in New York City and we stayed in a very cool hotel (The Thompson Hotel) in East Village. We had never really explored East Village before, and we also took a trip over to Brooklyn, another new place for us, and just had a wonderful weekend together. It’s weekends like that I know I’ll look back on when I get older. We crammed a lot into one weekend but sometimes you just have to…

6.17.13- Wake Up and Live

 

Happy running this week!

{Monday Motivation} There’s Something Magical About Running

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I saw this quote last night and absolutely loved it. I’ve always known running was magical. The longer you go, the more magical it feels. But I’ve started to get faster in recent months and yesterday I set a 5K PR of 24:59. As I was coming into the final 800 of the race, I really started to open my stride. I was probably going around 7:45 pace and I felt like I was flying. Last week I ran a progression 5-miler and finished at 7:45 pace. I told Megan about it and she said to me, “You know, there’s something so incredible about 7:45 pace.” She was right, it’s magical. Happy running this week!

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{Monday Motivation} Run Your Own Path

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As with life, it’s easy to compare ourselves to other people and other runners. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because I’m starting to get better at running but my progress isn’t happening as fast as I’d like (I’m also pretty stubborn and impatient so that doesn’t help). But when I start to compare myself to other runners I have to remind myself to take a step back and remember I’m still a very new runner. Most of the runners I’m surrounded by on a daily basis are very experienced and have been running for much longer than I have, some have been running longer than I’ve been alive. So when the comparisons start to boil up in my mind I need to remember to focus on my own path, my own running, my own journey. We all start our journeys at different points. We can learn from each other but comparison is a waste of time. Run your own path. Happy running this week!

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{Monday Motivation} Get Lost

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To me, one of the best parts of running is the places it can take you. Sometimes you map out your run before you head out but the best runs are the ones that are unplanned, on new terrain, in a new area. I’m sick of my typical routes that I’ve been running for the past few months while training for Big Sur. So my new plan is to have no plan at all. To simply, get lost. Happy running!

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{Monday Motivation} Finishing Only Stokes the Fire

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It’s no surprise that running can be addicting. You can’t possibly pump your body full of that many endorphins and not expect to get addicted to it. Well, I recently found out marathoning is no different. From the moment I crossed the finish line at Big Sur just over a week ago, I haven’t stopped thinking about my next marathon- when will it be, where, how will I do, can I finally set a time goal? So, when I saw this graphic on Pinterest, I thought it was perfect for this week’s Monday Motivation. Happy running this week!

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