Love this approach. I am not a runner, although I have been running with my boyfriend for the past week. This morning he decided not to go but I still pulled myself out of bed and sprinted to the track at the local park. I didn't run the usual mile me and him do together, I found it quite hard to break through the pain by myself, but I still worked out for 1h.
I was wondering if you have any advice for novice runners like me, on how to break through that mental barrier of pain?
My advice would be to set a time limit or distance limit when you just started to make the run more predictable for your mind e.g: run for 30 mins regardless of distance or run 1 mile regardless of speed. In the beginning, I'd say to space out your running cadence too, twice a week is good.
I also learned a few techniques in my running class:
- Run for X mins, and walk for Y min (adjust based on your level) called run/walk method
- If you listen to music during your runs, run fast during the chorus and run slower at the verse/bridge. It's a fun way t run.
Hi Minh, great post! Setting deadlines, but maintaining some flexibility, has certainly helped with my own newsletter. Knowing that I will post certain content on certain days creates behaviours that leads to newsletters being published. The quality may very from time to time but they'll be acceptable if nothing else.
Every time I see someone writing about running I am filled with both envy and desire: it's been six years since I was a runner and I was able to run for longer period of time (not necessarily faster) through all of that work. Hope you keep at it!
Hey Mark, thank you for your encouragement. I am definitely very new in my running journey but definitely want to keep it up for long. It has helped me with my mental health a lot
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Love this approach. I am not a runner, although I have been running with my boyfriend for the past week. This morning he decided not to go but I still pulled myself out of bed and sprinted to the track at the local park. I didn't run the usual mile me and him do together, I found it quite hard to break through the pain by myself, but I still worked out for 1h.
I was wondering if you have any advice for novice runners like me, on how to break through that mental barrier of pain?
Hi Naomi,
My advice would be to set a time limit or distance limit when you just started to make the run more predictable for your mind e.g: run for 30 mins regardless of distance or run 1 mile regardless of speed. In the beginning, I'd say to space out your running cadence too, twice a week is good.
I also learned a few techniques in my running class:
- Run for X mins, and walk for Y min (adjust based on your level) called run/walk method
- If you listen to music during your runs, run fast during the chorus and run slower at the verse/bridge. It's a fun way t run.
Hi Minh, great post! Setting deadlines, but maintaining some flexibility, has certainly helped with my own newsletter. Knowing that I will post certain content on certain days creates behaviours that leads to newsletters being published. The quality may very from time to time but they'll be acceptable if nothing else.
Every time I see someone writing about running I am filled with both envy and desire: it's been six years since I was a runner and I was able to run for longer period of time (not necessarily faster) through all of that work. Hope you keep at it!
Hey Mark, thank you for your encouragement. I am definitely very new in my running journey but definitely want to keep it up for long. It has helped me with my mental health a lot