I'm usually really pumped up about going out for a run. I am always trying to improve my self and compare my times. I tend to high five myself for a good job ;) Heres the thing...lately I have been suffering from blisters inside of my arches and it makes running feel a little bit like I would imagine ummm.... HELL! I have tried taping the blisters, wearing two pairs of socks, and today tried Vaseline. (The next option is foot powder). This is where the bad attitude started I didn't, want to run on blister but I also didn't want to miss training. Before my run even started I told a friend that I didn't want to run. I told my self that its going to suck. I was being Negative Nancy, and throwing my self a miniature pity party.
Being negative set me out on a bad foot. I was mentally preparing my self for failure.
Around my first .5 mile I was feeling over it, I was dreading the next 2.5 miles. I was complaining (in my head) about everything. The sun was too hot, it was muggy, the trail seemed to be bumpier than usual, the stroller felt heavy, and I was tired. I was bitching so much that I didn't notice the small things that I usually do like the flowers, the people, and the beauty of Point Loma. I didn't even hear my music, in fact it was annoying me.
A little voice inside of my head was telling me to give up.- This does not happen to me often because I am usually very positive when I go out for a run. I was mentally sabotaging myself, and I knew it. I pushed through the run. I knew that it wasn't a long distance and that I had to complete this run.
Once I finished and was walking the rest of the way home I thought about how pathetic I sounded complaining about everything. I was mad at my self for making the run a bad experience especially since its something I usually love.
So I guess what I really realized is that you can't dwell on the bad things, or you will miss the really simple beautiful things that come up along the way. Some things are out of our control. Its better to just focus on the positive than to live in a hell that you have created. I am really glad that I finished my run and didn't give into those negative thoughts! Time for me to re-group and change my mind set for a better run on Saturday.
Life is too short to be a Negative Nancy.
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Maybe you are getting blisters because you are wearing the wrong kind of socks or shoes.
ReplyDelete@Danielle I thought that at first about my shoes so I went and got a new pair of Brooks Ghost 6.. I never had them in my wave Riders through my half training, I got them after I did my half and went back to training. I thought that maybe it was my inserts as well. But with or with out them I still get the blisters. I am actually going to get more socks today from the running store. Any recommendations?
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