So to follow up Brady's blogpost, I have to say that I have been completely opposite recently. Because I am NOT running Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in June, the Mini Marathon was my Everest. I have completed my running goal (as of now) and have no desire to feel the extra pain of doubling that distance like my crazy (and completely admirable) sisters and bro-in-law.
So, after the Mini I decided to take a little breather from long runs. I took a week off from running all together and opted for Turbo Jam (a cardio kickboxing workout) that I loved while I was in college. This week, I picked up running again, but only short distances. My longest run since the Mini has been 4 miles.
I am eager to sign up for another race because I like the structure of having a schedule that I need to stick to. However, I also think it's important to give myself a little reward when I do meet goals. So, my reward is to do whatever workout I want to do. No structure. No discipline. Just listening to my brain and my body and letting those things decide what exercise I'm going to do that day. My options are running, strength training, Turbo Jam, and Zumba. I've only done Yoga once, but who knows? Maybe now is the time to try it! As long as I do something active everyday, I'm ok with it for now.
So until I sign up for my next race (which will actually probably be a shorter race so I can work on improving my time)... I will continue to work out spontaneously!
And Brady, it IS fantastic. You will love it once you are done with the Marathon!
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