I think I’ve mentioned before, but I’m a casual runner. I compete occasionally but only to see how I do, not because I expect to do well (and I never do… I’m firmly middle-of-the-pack for my age-range).
But recently it’s been hard to motivate myself to go running. For a while it was an annoying knee injury, and then it was a lack of good running shoes. At my age, proper gear is important to stop getting injuries (like that knee injury I mentioned above).
However, I now have the shoes, and my knee isn’t bothering me any more… which means the only real hurdle is exhaustion and time, and those kind of tie together. If I wasn’t exhausted all the time, I would have way more time, and that would help me go running.
That stated, I’m going to try and get back into it starting Thursday (assuming it’s not raining, which according to the forecasts, it shouldn’t in the morning). Now the trick will be to not push myself too hard for the first few runs until I get back into my usual stride. But one step at a time.
Am I looking forward to it? No. But I think it’s important to stay in shape, and I’ve been slipping the last few weeks. Time to get back at it.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!