Runaway runner

I have been working at Summit Chiropractic Studio for just over 2 years. We run. That's our thing. It's not our only thing but it's a large part of our routine. When I started, I was told that as a team, we go to conferences and part of that is a early morning run each day.

“Awesome!!!” was my first reaction. Having been an on and off again runner for a couple years I was excited to have something to help me with a consistent running schedule. (please see previous posts regarding my level of consistency and discipline). I did really well for a while and then....well just kinda went off the trail a little bit. Then got back on, then got lost. AGAIN. Starting to get I-can't-make-a-decision-related vertigo, I finally concluded that a back injury would solve all my problems and proceeded to hurt myself and delay any progress for almost 5 weeks. I loved running and I was getting pretty good at it, but back at the beginning again sucked!!

So out I went. And as I took a long drink of water from my 25$, Lululemon, lime-green water bottle sporting the phrase: I ♥ Running, I knew...

I HATE RUNNING!!

Seriously. It is not my sport. I enjoy going out occasionally, but it cannot be my daily exercise of choice. I realized that every time I spoke I used the words, I have to go running today, I should go for a run. There was a clear reason that I could not maintain a regular running schedule. Underneath it all – I hated it!

When it comes to fitness, I will do it if I love it. I can and will play tennis until the cows come home. (this is a true story- raised on a farm, I hit the ball against the house until - literally - the cows came home. Dad was thrilled with the dents I left in the siding and swiftly ended my rise to the pro-tennis leagues)

There are always things that I have to do but don't want to. It's just so much easier doing what I love. I like the gym, and recently getting back to it has made a huge difference how much I exercise, and how often. Running is something that I wish I wanted to do. I don't. And that's o.k.

I'm off to a conference tonight that starts with a 4 am run tomorrow. Will I run? Yep, but not because I have to. Because I know that I don't have to, and I get to go to the gym on Saturday!

Make sense?