For a runner, turning 40 can be a bit unsettling. After all, this is the age where things start to go downhill, right? Times get slower, aches and pains become more prevalent, and the question of just how much longer you can keep on training like you always have looms large.
Motivation is a fickle beast that pops up when we least expect it.Seeing a runner charging along while you’re driving can make you want to leap from the car and run along with her. But then, when it’s time for your own scheduled run later that day, motivation is nowhere to be found.
It’s a Secret Gym in a quiet, small room with soft, green carpet that’s been freshly swept. It is filled with equipment just waiting, waiting for someone to use it. It is Wonka’s workout factory.
Two years ago, when I was new to “winter running”, I headed out on a 20 degree afternoon for a 5 mile run. At the turn-around, I turned back into the slight breeze
Whether you’re a seasoned athlete training for your next big marathon, or a casual runner hoping to set a 5K PR, there are 3 different training runs you can be doing to get the most out of your running.Try doing one of these following runs each week:
We were newlyweds living in England when I first started running on a treadmill regularly. Other than my husband, I knew nobody in the country and simply didn’t feel safe running outside alone.
You have been training for your race (insert distance here.) You have been following your plan to a T, even waking up before your kids to hop on the treadmill to get your run done before the sun has risen. You are stretching, you are cross-training. You have gotten the best shoe for your foot. You have your race nutrition down pat.
One of the hardest things in running is simply getting started. Every day. There’s always something else to do, or things just don’t feel right, and before you know it, another day has passed without getting the daily run in. How can one find the daily motivation to run and exercise?