What a great run should look and feel like!

It's been a weird Spring for me running wise. I have encountered a few nagging issues with my feet, back and motivation/mental focus. I have been solidly working through each one.

To fix my feet, I changed shoes (experimenting has paid off) and strengthening exercises.
To fix my back, I have stretched, cross trained and hit the chiropractor.
To fix my motivation/mental focus, I signed up for a full marathon and have been really thinking about changing my training. It is working!

Here is what I am so excited to tell you about. Today, I had a run that was amazing. I just went out and didn't worry too much about my pace (initially). My first mile was 2 minutes faster than usual. The next four miles, I pushed myself to run more instead of walking through difficult spots.

I finished the run strong and experienced true joy. I feel like I have really turned the corner!

I am excited to share with you the other things I will be changing up for the rest of the year- stay tuned!

How do you get out of a running funk?



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