i need to start running again. not so much for the exercise so much as the actual need to run. i wonder if this is typical? when i've been away from running nothing else quite feels the same. it's the only way to relieve any stress i'm under. even other cardio is nothing in comparison. i don't know what it is about it but running is my only escape. and i rarely run when i don't have to. why does that always happen? like, 99%* of people's ailments could just be cured if they worked out or changed their diet and yet there are a million* diet plans out there for people to get the easy way out. there is one way. and it's the hardest way. the way we least likely want to go but it's the best way. when is it time to just give up on everything else and do what we're supposed to do?
... and yet i don't run without a goal. so in light of me not wanting to sign up for another race as i a) don't want to pay the money b) don't want the stress of getting there/starting the race c) don't want to commit to those long runs that take so much time and pain and take me away from my family... i'm proposing a different goal. and anyone is free to share it with me.
the month of september i will run 30 miles.
the month of october i will run 40 miles.
etc. until i get to running on a regular basis or 100 miles.
i know i'm already behind on this which isn't so bad for me but hopefully this month i can actually keep it up. as well as my 10 week plan (which so far is going ok although i've had to double up on exercises twice because of days i didn't do them).
*not actual facts
fyi i ran 3.4 miles yesterday. still behind but we'll see how it goes.
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