MotivationI have not been running since my race because of injuries and started back today with a short run that went alright. During my run today I found my self lacking the motivation to train and run for this next half marathon.
I understand that everyone goes through a time when they don't want to get up and run. I know that it has been a while since I have been running and getting back into it could be a problem. But things are a bit different then there where when I started to train for the last marathon.
With in the last month I have started school full time and I spend most of my free time working on that. With that along with other things I find my self pressed for time these days. Lately my normal day consists of this.
6:15 to 6:30 Wake up/eat something - don't like working out on an empty stomach
6:45 to 7:30 Gym
7:30 to 8:45 Real breakfast/make lunch/get ready for work
8:45 Bike to work - with $4 gas these days, I rather not drive
9:00 to about 5:30 Work - some days even later
5:30 to 7:00 Bike home/eat dinner
7:00 to about 11:00 Church Activities/Studying
That is a pretty normal day for me but every now and then things are shaken up a bit. With my evenings I am either doing church things, school or family. If I do not have a scheduled activity, its a school night (just as if I had a class to be at and I have a planned lesson to get done).
What I am asking myself right now, is do I want to commit the time to preparing to run a half marathon at this point? How high is it on my priority list?
What do you think, should I make the time? Should I try to cut something back a bit or try to squeeze it in?
I am not sure quit yet on this. Please let me know your input.
