How to deal with feeling super unmotivated/scared due to setbacks
Hi everyone!
I wanted to ask how you deal with the feeling of being unmotivated and even slightly scared to return to running after taking a break. I ran my second marathon in April, which in hindsight was too much, and I was extremely disappointed with my results (I know that even running a marathon is impressive, but I can get very strict with myself and it took me a very long time to get over this; embarrassing I know 🤣🥲). I haven’t been able to get back into the groove since then. I wanted to do a sprint triathlon on the 31st of May and had to cancel it because I got the flu. Two weeks later I ran a 10k race, which I felt prepared for. I then got really strong period cramps during the race. So yeah, I really wasn’t lucky these past few months, which left me feeling really unhappy and franly unmotivated/disappointed with my running. I have taken a three week break from running and am feeling „scared“ about starting again. (The longest in over two years). My new „maintenance/build up“ plan is starting tomorrow.
I wanted to ask you guys how you deal with these „failures“ without tearing yourself down and how you get back into the groove of running. I love running and I know these feelings are temporary, but some words of encouragement would be nice. 🥹🫶🏻🫶🏻