Thank god my sister-in-law (fellow marathoner and best friend) texted me this morning. She made me feel less guilty which took a huge weight off my shoulders. She texted me, "I don't think I like running anymore." I smiled when I read it, not because she was disappointed because maybe I wasn't crazy or alone in thinking running may no longer be my "thing."
In case you don't know already in the past year I've completed multi-sport endurance races, like a Tri. Also, in July I started crossfit and in December I hit my one year mark for teaching spin and now teach 4x a week. I just can't find the same joy I used to find in running that I now find in these other ventures.
I'm a little sad/mad/disappointed to see this passion of mine be put on the back burner, but for my sanity I think it will have to sit there..at least for the time being.
This is me post-Chicago Marathon. I was crazy happy and flying in cloud 9!
Have you tried anything new? How do you feel about running?
Sometimes we need that break to renew our love of something. I have run 20 marathons and always appreciate a short break from training to refocus.
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