OFF DAY thoughts 💭
Taking a day off today even though my foot is staying steady at a 1-2 out of 5 on pain…
because I made a promise to myself, my coach, and my therapists that I would take this build up slow and steady and not rush back into mileage or workouts.
In my head I understand how much more sense it makes to take a day off after 6 days of consistent running when I haven’t done that since March, but then there’s that 🤪 part of my brain that’s greedy and wants mooooore!
I’m saying this because I KNOW I’m not the only runner out there with this problem. And I want to say: if I can do it, so can you!
If you’re a Type A, perfectionist, comparison-making, over-achieving, do-it-all-and-then-some, kind of athlete like me… you know how hard it is to take an off day and really rest.
Honestly I almost changed my mind about the day off when I was walking the dog this morning. Like I said… 🤪
Here’s what’s helping me today:
This summer I had to take over 6 weeks completely off. No runnin...
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