Sometimes the best way to beat impending burnout is by mixing things up.
This week I've been doing quite a bit of that. Monday I ran the golf course behind my house for the first time and eschewed music, and the results were excellent. I kept a good pace, even for an easy run, and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
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| A winding path replete with sprinklers...New favorite route! |
In fact, mentally, it was the best run I've had in a long time.
Wednesday, I met Kristin to run FGCU's campus and we finished the two-mile run with another first for me: running up and down the parking garage. I admit, I almost tossed my cookies at one point on this run. Even with a slower overall pace, the end of this run really had my heart-rate up and my legs thrumming.
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| That blob of color is the garage; I'll definitely need to do this one again, especially if it's ever storming too hard to run in the elements. |
I'm going to check out a fancy neighborhood nearby for my long run Saturday. I think the new venue will put some pep in my step. And if I park in just the right spot, I'll be able to stash water and visit a McDonald's, so I'll be able to avoid wearing my fuelbelt.
I think, though, that I'll draw the line at trying something this new anytime soon:
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| This flyer was on Matt's car after one of his SUP races. Now I always scope out the racers and wonder who left it! |
And speaking of newness and changes, this illustration has been going around Facebook. (I wish I knew where it originated so I could give proper credit!) In 1994 I was still doing that whole "running around because I'm a kid" thing, as opposed to running as sport. I didn't start running until there were Nike+ chips and Nano iPods! But it's interesting to compare the difference.
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| I am so guilty of this, and totally unashamed! |
Is the advent of running gear and technology a good thing? I definitely think so for the most part, but there must have been a real freedom to running when none of that was available. I wonder if runners got lost a lot.
Have you tried anything new lately?
Would you ever do a nude race? Even though I could do this nude race with clothes on, I don't have much desire to run with a bunch of naked, sweaty people.
What were you up to in 1994?
ABK
No to the nude run. Or anything nude outside of the house.
ReplyDelete1994. Not a good year for me. And most definitely not running yet.
Heh, yeah, the nude run isn't exactly on my bucket list!
DeleteI love that cartoon! I think I said this before, but I would love to do a nude race. There is a place that does one several times a year and it's only like an hour and a half from where I live. Paul is not happy about it but I WILL do it someday! What was I up to in '94??? Well, I was 12, so that means I was in 7th grade. I think I was reading a lot of Fear Street books and watching Sister, Sister.
ReplyDeleteOh. I also wanted to mention that the parking garage thing is a GREAT idea. I actually did it by accident on Tuesday. I couldn't remember where I parked my car in the hospital parking garage on Tuesday. Paul and I looked around a little bit together, then finally he walked over to a bench and wait for me while I ran up and down the garage in my gladiator sandals looking for my car. I am surprised I didn't get plantar facciitis.
DeleteI thought of you when I saw this flyer because you had said you'd do a nude run. I think it would be liberating but...just not my thing! Sister, Sister...that brings back memories!
DeleteI'm thinking of adding the parking garage a couple times a month and just doing it 3 or 4 times instead of just once at the end of a run. It's like hill repeats!
Hmmm, 1994--I think I was running after YOU. You were probably carrying Samantha.
ReplyDeleteRunning up the parking garage is so HARDCORE! Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteI ran in a super fancy neighborhood over the weekend and the huge houses with their crazy lawn statues definitely kept me distracted! I always wondered who bought those giant gold lion statues... and now I (kind of) know! haha
I love running fancy Florida neighborhoods. We really know how to do architecture and landscaping here lol.
DeleteThere are several reasons why I would not do a nude run, but modesty isn't one of them. Ask any of my friends and they will tell you that I am probably the least modest person on the planet. I mostly would not run one because it sounds like it would hurt.... No bra?! No thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you're switching up your runs and finding them exciting! Good luck on your long run this weekend!!