My run streak is alive and well! I hit a milestone this past Monday—30 straight days of running at least 1 mile per day. Below are some of the thoughts I had along the way (in no particular order):
- This is hard, I can’t breathe, my legs hurt, I’m dying.
- It’s only a mile.
- I hate getting up early…but check out that gorgeous sunrise. #blessed
- That run was awesome—decent pace and I didn’t die!
- My pace is improving. I’m still as slow as a turtle, but small improvements are still worth celebrating.
- Holy cow I just PR’d with an 8.25 pace! Is that even right? It doesn’t seem right. If I post about this, will I have to keep running that fast?
- Early mornings aren’t so bad, I guess.
- I’m starving.
- Why does my foot/knee/calf/whatever hurt today?
- See #1.
- I should probably change up my route/distance.
- Maybe I’ll try intervals.
- Why is my neighborhood so hilly?!
- I shouldn’t drink/eat this; I have to run in the morning. *eats/drinks whatever it was and regrets it the next day*
- I want to run that race. Oops, missed the registration. Maybe I’ll run these 5ks instead. I’ll sign up later. *still has not registered*
- I totally want to run a half marathon next year.
- How am I going to run a half marathon when I can barely survive a mile?!
- A marathon sounds cool, but having to stop for bathroom breaks in the middle of a run sounds terrible.
- I really need another sports bra.
- Why are my shoes falling apart after less than 200 miles?! *procrastinates shoe shopping*
- I should by new shorts/capris since mine all have holes. Thanks chub rub.
- It’ll be cold soon, I don’t need new shorts/capris.
- What the hell am I supposed to look at while I’m on the treadmill? Also, don’t fall, don’t fall, don’t fall.
- I wish I had more time to run in the mornings before work so I could go to parks and such.
- Why don’t I go run in a park this weekend? *is too lazy to drive somewhere to run*
- It would save me so much time if I could just wear my running clothes all day.
- This post-run hair is a frizzy mess. *shrugs and goes to work anyway*
- See #1.
- How do people run at a “conversational” pace? If I go slow enough to talk, I’m walking.
- Woah. I ran every day for 30 days! This feels awesome!
At the time of this post, I’ve extended the run streak to 33 days, and I plan to keep going for as long as my body will let me. And I’m looking forward to the day when I can carry on a conversation while running, or when a mile is just my warmup for a longer run or another workout.
How many of you have had similar thoughts while running—or doing any other type of exercise? Let me know in the comments!
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