This article definitely describes me.
I used to go as far as possible every time i ran, it wasn’t until I started reading more about running that I started to slow things down. I started enjoying it more and had the motivation to several times a week, instead of just once.
Couldn’t read the article due to paywall, but I noticed recently after converting to treadmill (for convenience) that I enjoy going longer and slower rather than short and fast. Ironically, the drab of running on a treadmill isn’t as bad when I run slow enough that I can zone out and focus on the podcast/youtube/zwift-chat.
Samee!! I’ve been doing low-HR MAF training for the past 2 months and it’s been a whole new experience. So many people get into running fast before they can run slow and get burnt out and injured!
I started lightly jogging 50m then walking 50m. After huffing and puffing like a buffalo for a couple weeks. I started jogging more and walking less. Slowly made it to 10km. Running is fun regardless of how fast you go.
Exactly! And if you manage to get out into the nature, running can be more about relaxing and seeing the beauty around you and less about the effort spent. Perfect for one’s mental health!
Of course, that doesn’t help if you’re actively training towards some performance level. :)
Yeah, I’m slow as shit. All the people I train with are like…at least one minute per kilometre faster than me. Kind of annoying really as it means I can’t join in with group runs. Every time I push the volume up at the moment I get extensor tendonitis, which isn’t helping.
