There comes a time in our training when we need a change to get us to the next level. I’m not saying some of us have hit a wall … we just need something different to get us over the hump.
Over the past week others have shared that they lost their running partner due to injury, lost their ‘mojo’, can’t get past 5/6 miles, can’t get off the treadmill and run outside or whatever.
Personally, I lost my running partner—Luke just isn’t down with the jogger once we hit the one hour mark. Can’t say I blame him.
On a recent road trip, I popped in one of my ‘driving’ CDs. You know the CD that will keep you alert when you’re behind the wheel. This time it was a compilation of my favorite alternative songs.
Man!
What a great flashback. I sang non-stop for 1 ½ hours across Alligator Alley. The air guitar and hand banging was in full swing. But, better than that I was reminded of my running days from yesterday …
My awesome alternamix also doubled as my half-marathon training music. Listening to Weezer, Green Day, Lit and Everclear immediately catapulted me to hill repeats on the Martin Luther King Bridge and dewy, Sunday morning runs along the Riverhills golf course.
So, as much as I love catching up on “This American Life” and “Freakonomics Radio” I have come to the realization that our running relationship must end.
I, Natalie D. Preston-Washington, need the high strung guitar and pulsating beats of AFI, My Chemical Romance and The Offspring to get me through 9.3 miles and on to the finish line.
What change do you need to claim victory on March 3rd?
