RamblingMad
I'm an 80s kid too.
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2019
This really helps me out. 10 minutes.
On the rare occasion that I am having a hard time getting out the door, I do a version of this. I tell myself, just go 1 mile. When I get to the turn around point at 0.5 mile, I usually can talk myself into another half mile. Now my run is up to 2 miles if I turn around. Then I do it again. By the 3rd of these, I am far enough into my run that I just decide, well I’ve gone this far, I might as well finish whatever the plan called for. I would say 90% of the time, I end up doing my full run. Only a handful of times have I ever gotten to the 1 mile turnaround and thought, yep, that’s it for today and headed back. But, if that’s how I feel, I turn around.
This fits well with my other motto - “never judge a run by the 1st mile.”
This works for me a lot. I tell myself to go out and get started. I can just do a short run/workout. Usually once I get started I feel better and keep going. Some of my best runs were days I didn't even want to do it.On the rare occasion that I am having a hard time getting out the door, I do a version of this. I tell myself, just go 1 mile. When I get to the turn around point at 0.5 mile, I usually can talk myself into another half mile. Now my run is up to 2 miles if I turn around. Then I do it again. By the 3rd of these, I am far enough into my run that I just decide, well I’ve gone this far, I might as well finish whatever the plan called for. I would say 90% of the time, I end up doing my full run. Only a handful of times have I ever gotten to the 1 mile turnaround and thought, yep, that’s it for today and headed back. But, if that’s how I feel, I turn around.
Some of my best runs/workouts have come off me feeling like crap before. It's a big boost and motivation when this happens!This really helps me out. 10 minutes.