How many time I have heard from people (including the voice in my own head ) things like I hate running , running is boring or I just don’t like it. I remember once I came back from a run in my real beginning days and told my husband "that sucked" . He asked me what I thought about on the way. My answer: How much I hate running! I had felt the infamous "running high" so its not that I didn’t have good running experiences to fall back on. I simply just was focused on my dislike. My husband , a self proclaimed brutally honest person had little sympathy. He asked me to ponder how people who have lost the ability to run would likely give anything to have the chance to do it again. My attitude was the problem , not the run. "Imagine , he said, how you would experience running if you were excited and grateful for every step? I What if you payed attention to the wind blowing on your face or the remarkable way your body responds to challenges of needing more oxygen. Wouldn’t you feel different?" When you allow your body to experience its potential on the regular it is a real expression of gratitude.
Do you remember the joy of running as a kid? Kid running is full of awesome memories of chasing, racing, jumping and falling on the ground in a heap of exhaustion. Have you met a kid who hates running in play? I know they exist but are rare commodity. Kids celebrate their lives when we dint try to stop them. The enjoy spending their energy so as a result often have quite a bit of it. This is my youngest Moses at Edwards Gardens for a wedding we attended. He is tickled pink by the greenery and space and as you can see joyfully just running to express that joy. It just might be time for us grown-ups to shelve some of our goal orientated thoughts for a while and simply run for fun. Find a new place to explore and run around for no other reason than you just can.
Cheers Andrea
Andrea Page, Founder of FITMOM and NEWMOM101 runs programs nationwide and has worked with over 10, 000 women since the program started almost 9 years ago. To find out more about FITMOM programs visit www.fitmomfitness.com or to get free weekly workout advice and mommy motivators sign up at www.newmom101.com
For the most part, I enjoy running! Time by myself is great, especially with the Divacast podcast or This American Life. Or music. But…when I’m not dressed warm enough, I don’t like it very much – being cold is the worst!
I broke my wrist two weeks ago and am missing my runs very much. Am SO looking forward to getting back to it.
Hey Christine
So glad 🙂
Oh my gosh Andrea, I think you have actually done it! You have inspired me to try running! I loved your learn to run article below and now you have given me a new mindset on it. Thanks!