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Dec14

When Runners Don’t Run

Lately, I have not been running.

Unusual, considering the fact that running was one of the founding reasons that I started this blog. Not surprising considering the amount of exercise classes that I am teaching as the holidays approach.

I think it is normal for runners to go through a hiatus. I find my year cycles through times when I am running almost every day and some times when I go months without strapping on my Garmin and heading out for a decent run. I think a break is necessary and vital for almost every runner to exhale, cross train and prep themselves for the next race.

I am used to this hiatus now, but before I settled into a rhythm of running and taking breaks, I would think I was less of a person, less of me, because I wasn’t running. It sounds ridiculous, but I know I am not alone in this. I have seen many friends journey through injuries and sink into a slump. If this is you right now, my encouragement to you is if you love running, you are a runner whether you are off for cross training, due to injury or simply for a mental break!

As the New Year is looming, I am reflecting on my race schedule of 2012 which truthfully was quite meagre. The busier my year is, the less races I can fit in because I want to make sure that I have proper time to train and prepare.

March 2012: Around the Bay:

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A fantastic race where I got to run with some of my best runner friends that started with a sleepover and ended with a surprise appearance from Jesse. It did make me rethink doing a spring 30 km + because it is hard to train when the weather gets nasty because I love training outside. There were more heart attacks and ambulances at this race than any other I have ever seen. 

May 2012 – The Starbucks Run for Women

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This was a fantastic 10 km race. How could it not be? There was Starbucks coffee and I met Catriona Lemay Doan.

Since May, I did a couple of varsity 5 KM races. And that’s it!

Looking ahead to the New Year, I want to do a significant race in the spring and the fall. I am leading a half marathon clinic in the spring, so I am thinking I will aim for a Triathlon in June and a marathon in the fall. The crazy thing is I have never ran a marathon. I have done a 1/2, 30 km and 50 km, but never the actual marathon distance. This is my year!

What are some of your running goals for the New Year?

Not a runner? What are you doing to stay healthy and strong in 2013?

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Filed Under: LifestyleTagged With: Around the Bay, goal setting, running, Starbucks Run for WomenDecember 14, 2012

Comments

  1. thesweetwife says

    December 14, 2012 at 10:29 am

    I’m so proud of the way you’re thinking now 🙂 I’m glad you’re taking some breaks here and there.
    I’m not a runner, but I’m quickly turning into one (haha!). For 2013, I’m running after my dog. That’s how I’m staying healthy.

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      December 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm

      Love it! I cannot wait to meet the little guy!

      Reply
  2. Delaney says

    December 14, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    You are so not alone in this! And it’s nice to hear neither am I. I’m not a runner but I adore yoga and have fallen out of a regular practice since I moved away from Waterloo. Silly as it is, I do feel like I’m not totally myself when I’m not practicing regularly. I do love it. It’s nice to think of myself as a yogi anyway.

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    • Jessica says

      December 14, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      I am so glad to hear this. I find the busier I am, the less time I have for running and I assume it is the same for you and yoga. You are travelling the world and I know you as a yogi whether you are practicing or not. I am certain that when the time is right, you will practice regularly again!

      Reply
  3. Leanne says

    December 14, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    What a great race Around the Bay was. I’m so grateful to have shared the course and the weekend with you and Mia! I’m looking forward to a New Year and new race goals. Calgary Marathon here I come!

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      December 14, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      Yay!!! So excited for you and yes – it was an amazing race! Also – are you still game for Meet Your Maker in 2014?

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      • Leanne says

        December 14, 2012 at 4:12 pm

        So far so good! Meet your Maker would be epic, I’d still love to do it!

        Reply
        • Jessica says

          December 14, 2012 at 4:32 pm

          Ok. It is on the list then. 😀 SOOO excited!

          Reply

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