I'm heading to MBA school in France and Singapore this fall so I'm not signed up for any fall races. I don't want to worry about training while in school and traveling. Until I leave, my workouts will just be about staying healthy and in shape. I tend to run less when I'm not training for a race but the weather is finally getting nicer in Chicago so I feel like that will motivate me to get outside. I also need to use up all of my group exercise classes before I leave.
So coming from this high of training hard and attaining marathon, 15k, 10-mile, and half-marathon PRs in the past few months, how do I motivate myself to keep working out hard this summer? I know I'll be active because I'm doing a beach volleyball league and two kickball leagues. I'll also take walks outside in the afternoon because the weather is nice. But, I need motivation to attend get through those hard group exercise classes and actually go out for a few long runs.
How do you get motivated to push yourself when you're not training for a race or other competition?
Do you ever take time off completely from working out?
You should make a goal for the number of miles you want to run this summer before you leave! And then track every run you do! I do it on googledocs with a couple friends :-)
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I also want to raise my fuel goal on my fuel band.
ReplyDeleteThis is always so hard for me because I thrive on goals. I love that you're in so many actives this summer- that's such a fun way to stay active! I like to make my social life working out- yoga or walks with friends, bike rides with my husband, etc. that helps a bit!
ReplyDeleteI also like to make fitness social because I work from home and often don't get much human interaction. But I get lazy when it comes to being social, too...
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