Re: Did you ever just stop wanting to run?

On Jun 21, 4:30 am, Charlie Pendejo <Charlie.Pend...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I just couldn't give a flying [fap]

Why is that?

Hell, I dunno.

When you do give a flying fap, why? That seems like one angle of
approach. What is it that makes you wanna run, when you wanna run?

Enjoyment of the run itself? Working toward a race goal? It makes
you feel better, whether that means "quite good" with the run vs. "so
so" sans, or "good enough, I guess" vs. "voted most likely to go on a
murderous rampage at work"? Weight management? Companionship of your
running partners? Other?

I think people really are coming from different places and running for
a variety of reasons and taking different things from it. Maybe
thinking about what it means to you would illuminate the issue, or
maybe not.

[lots of good advice for all of us, thanks Charlie]


but my first instinct is to post this publicly where others can read,
respond, rejoin, rebut, remark, retort, rebuke, and riposte. Because
I may be full of ***, or less than clear, or incomplete, or
whatever. The gods are well aware, I ain't no certified therapist nor
running/life coach.


A slight variation on motivation, ie, my presonal approach. The
motivation:
being true to your word
(or commiting yourself publicly and doing it to avoid the
embarassment)

I said in some discussion here a long time ago, in talking about who
is a real runner that I planned to be running for decades, but that I
expected the other person would burn out on running due to his
attitude. Now I don't know whether he is still running, but even as
slow as I am, I am still running. I haven't run every day, infact I
have had stretches where I haven't run for months. But I keep coming
back to it eventually.

So take a break. get rested. read a book or take a trip. Let your
running take a break. Will you come back faster and stronger? who
knows. Take a break from here even. We'll wait for you to come back.

Afterwards, review where you've been. What you achieved in running.
how you got there. It doesn't all have to be about the numbers. review
the friends you made all around the world.

then go out and just enjoy the run.
Ed

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