I am not talking about stopping your training. What I am talking about is doing something out of the ordinary in your life that can give you some time to think, but also feel free and realize why you are a runner. With this search for inspiration, you can see the reasons you started or are starting in the first place.
Consider this:
It's a normal week, you wake up, do your morning run, shower, eat, and then you're off to work or to school. Your daily routine at work or school sets in and you are doing everything that's... I'll say normal. The workday ends, or the classes finish, and then you are in your evening routine, whatever that may be which could include a run. And we do this day after day.
It sounds nice! Until we realize that we have been doing this for a long while. The same routine day after day. Then it becomes boring, until we are able to find the spark in our life.
I was doing what I’ll call a shorter run and decided to run solo
for a small change to my normal routine. Based off of where I live, I decided
to run with my swim trunks in my hand, run to the ocean, swim, and run
back. The beach makes me generally pretty happy. I ran to the ocean, swam, did
some strides on thin water, enjoyed the sight, and ran back. I LOVED IT.
My
routine was broken. I was able to take time to go on a solo mission to where
inspiration lies for me, in my thoughts and open space. I was able to go back over
the reasons why I compete, why I run. At this point, my confidence rose, and so
did my endorphins.
After breaking my cycle, I am able to see the value in my everyday
routine, which makes me happier to live the life I do.
There is no one way to get inspired, but once you are able to
break a normal routine for yourself, many possibilities come with.
You are in control of the places you'll go, so go!
Until next time,
Michael Duncan
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