Squeezed in a super quick session right before heading out to meet some friends, and it completely flipped my evening switch. Arrived feeling wide awake, clear-headed, and honestly just proud of keeping the streak alive.
It’s wild how a short, spontaneous run can do more for your energy than two cups of coffee.
Going to do it again today I think.
A few weeks ago I posted here about my first run back after a foot injury. Since then I've been slowly rebuilding. Around 12 km/week right now, nothing fancy, mostly easy runs.
The hard part isn't the running, it's showing up every week without the motivation spike of being "back". So I'm curious how this sub does it:
How many km/week are you running these days?
Do you have a goal you're working toward, or do you just run to run?
What's the one thing that actually keeps you consistent when motivation dips?
Mine so far: I stopped negotiating with myself in the morning, shoes by the door, same 3 days every week, no decision to make.
After days of staring at this bandage and losing my mind watching everyone else crush their weekly mileage, the doctor finally gave me the green light to take it off today.
It’s amazing how much you miss the simple act of putting on a running shoe until you literally can't.
I'm officially restarting from zero, and already did a very cautious walk/run interval just to see how it feels.
To anyone else currently trapped in the injury hole: hang in there, your day is coming!