We all hit the wall sort to speak at different points in our lives. Right now I am in one of those time periods. How this has manifest itself has been me being a little bit more tired, a little more forcing myself to run, and really cutting down on my blogging.
In a lot of ways I have used blogging to keep me motivated when it came to my fitness endeavors and vice versa when I run I come up with my blog ideas. I also found that if I can get a post have a lot of readers, by directing them to something to write (through Redit, LinkedIn, or the Runners World forum) it holds me accountable and keeps me motivated.
Lately though I have been struggling. I have been getting the miles in and I am now logging my bicycling rides on Strava. However, I need to add more other types of workouts so I can enjoy my running. I had my wife come up with a workout plan, which I have only done once, but it is what I need. I just need the motivation.
Most of my miles are also coming from running flat, boring, trails in San Francisco. Also, I am running at lunch which means my runs are compact to 50 minutes which means a maximum of 5 to 6 miles. I have wanted to include weekend trail runs into the mix but I haven't been motivated enough to get up at 6 AM (still gives me 30 minutes of sleeping in) to run the trails near my house.
So why am I saying all of this? To whine or complain? No, just to lay on some accountability and kick myself in the rear to get going. I need to, at a minimum to be putting in 30 miles of running a week. This needs to be my running base. I am currently at 20 miles a week. I also need to be riding my bike a minimum of 4 days a week for 65 miles. I am averaging two to three days a week with 32 to 48 miles a week. This is just to keep a good base. I also need to focus on my nutrition. I have my calories at about 2200. It is my mix that is out of whack. I need to experiment to get back on track. I also need to manage my stress better. There a lot of little items that I am making big issues when they need not be which prevent me from doing the best thing to alleviate the stress - exercise.
I have a twelve hour event coming up the first week of July that I am by no means ready for. I have set some pretty lofty goals; however, at this point in the game I am not sure if they will come to fruition.
So pay no mind to this post, this really is for me to get motivated and be accountable for that motivation.
In a lot of ways I have used blogging to keep me motivated when it came to my fitness endeavors and vice versa when I run I come up with my blog ideas. I also found that if I can get a post have a lot of readers, by directing them to something to write (through Redit, LinkedIn, or the Runners World forum) it holds me accountable and keeps me motivated.
Lately though I have been struggling. I have been getting the miles in and I am now logging my bicycling rides on Strava. However, I need to add more other types of workouts so I can enjoy my running. I had my wife come up with a workout plan, which I have only done once, but it is what I need. I just need the motivation.
Most of my miles are also coming from running flat, boring, trails in San Francisco. Also, I am running at lunch which means my runs are compact to 50 minutes which means a maximum of 5 to 6 miles. I have wanted to include weekend trail runs into the mix but I haven't been motivated enough to get up at 6 AM (still gives me 30 minutes of sleeping in) to run the trails near my house.
So why am I saying all of this? To whine or complain? No, just to lay on some accountability and kick myself in the rear to get going. I need to, at a minimum to be putting in 30 miles of running a week. This needs to be my running base. I am currently at 20 miles a week. I also need to be riding my bike a minimum of 4 days a week for 65 miles. I am averaging two to three days a week with 32 to 48 miles a week. This is just to keep a good base. I also need to focus on my nutrition. I have my calories at about 2200. It is my mix that is out of whack. I need to experiment to get back on track. I also need to manage my stress better. There a lot of little items that I am making big issues when they need not be which prevent me from doing the best thing to alleviate the stress - exercise.
I have a twelve hour event coming up the first week of July that I am by no means ready for. I have set some pretty lofty goals; however, at this point in the game I am not sure if they will come to fruition.
So pay no mind to this post, this really is for me to get motivated and be accountable for that motivation.
