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2008-09-04 2:50 PM
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Millco - 2008-09-04 2:04 PM "Find some good pace booty?" The true secret to longevity in multisport.

Pace booty works great in races.

 

The last time I did it on a training run I almost got a face full of pepper spray.

2008-09-04 3:19 PM
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jdwright56 - 2008-09-04 11:57 AM
Donskiman - 2008-09-04 11:47 AM

Why don't you like to run? Are there any related issues you may not have mentioned? Weight, age, fitness level, etc.?

One of the things that helps relieve boredom is having a goal. The goal is not the race you may be training for, but rather training goals. The goal could be that you're going to run for X miles per week, X hours per week, X average pace per week, etc. Make the goals realistic. Don't say you're going to run 50 miles per week if you've never run more than 10, etc. Break the goals down. A monthly goal would be broke down to what is needed each week, then each day. Go out and achive the goal for the day. If you miss a day, there are 6 more days in a week to split up the missed workout - it doesn't need to be done all at once.

Getting better at running is largely as result of the accumulation of mileage in a consistent manner. As you meet your goals, revise them upward. As you run more and more, you will find those painfully slow Z2 runs get faster. The faster you get as a result of consistent running, the less boring it may be.

When I start to get bored I become a slave to the numbers I set for my goals. In most cases the only person who knows whether I meet my goals is me. The thing is, I don't like to let myself down.

There is a big difference between just wanting to do something well, and actually taking all the steps necessary to do it well. Are you a dreamer or a doer?

Without getting into the details of my situation - I run for a reason (I tri for a reason) and I would not only be letting myself down, but I would be letting others down and I won't do that.  I know that it just sounded like I was saying that I don't run for myself and the people I do run for would not like me i I didn't, but that is not true.  The people that I run for don;t even know me, really, so they probably wouldn't know if I stopped (if you want more explanation of this - see my website in my sig line). 

I don't have issues that we haven't discussed.  I am early 40, 165 lbs worth of skinny, and just getting fitness back after being a life long athlete.  I accomplish my goals - relentlessly, almost too impatiently.  Sometime I think it is because of the training plan that I have that I get bored, because I am not just going out and doing what I "want" to do when I run (has anyone seen the Friends episode where Phoebe is running in the park with Rachel and her arms are flying all around like a little kid). 

OK, you have a reason for running and doing triathlons. It almost sounds as if you either forget the reason you're doing this, or you really don't believe in what you're doing. It sounds like you're putting dealing with some short term boredom ahead of your ultimate purpose. You are the one who decided to do what you're doing. Going out there on every run with the goal of making a difference should be what matters, not whether you find it boring. Belief in yourself and what you're doing shouldn't be boring.

2008-09-04 4:12 PM
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Sounds to me like you should find a different place to run

I got into the sport of Triathlons because I loved the idea of training at the beach. Running on the sand, Swimming in the Ocean and riding up and down PCH. Of course, very little of my training actually comes close to this ideal but I do get enough training there to make it all very interesting for me.

Are there some trails where you live? (I don't know where your desk is or why Kiley would be there smashing your head into said desk)

A running group might be helpful but for me, I prefer to run alone. You might also try altering the time of day that you run. If your running later in the day, try running early in the morning.

Mix things up. Monotany is the number one cause of Injury and Burnout

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2008-09-04 5:45 PM
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You can set a really big goal to eventually work towards, such as running a marathon or taking 5 minutes off your 5K time. Realy big goals like that always help to motivate me!
2008-09-04 6:48 PM
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I am no expert, and not fast, but gone from 11 minute training miles to 9 or so minute training miles over the last couple years.  Can you mix it up?  Trails, on the beach, hills, flats, tracks, etc.

I get bored doing the same thing over and over as well.

 

2008-09-04 6:59 PM
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Maybe you shouldn't run. No point in doing something if you don't truly enjoy it.

 I got plenty of tips to improve running, but if you can't find the desire in yourself then there's no point yet.

 I enjoy those short 20-30 minute runs the most.

 

jdwright56 - 2008-09-04 11:05 AM

OK - I have come to the realization that to be competitive in multi-sporrt I am going to have to become a much better runner.  Of course, I realize that to be a better runner, I need to run more.  I get that.  Here is the issue.

I don't really like to run.  I don't mind racing a 5 or 10k once a month, because it has a point - you know - to finish the race at a certain pace.  The problem comes in the daily running, which I find excruciatingly boring.  I get so bored that I lose focus and just want to stop running.  I am not really tired or anything, just uninterested in taking the next step.  I mean - if I was tired or running hard, I would probably be less bored, but I have been told not to do that (I would probably be running in Z3 most of the time).

So come on you running gurus - what is the key.  How do I keep myself interested in running so that I can improve over the off season and see better times in the next year?

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