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Hey. I thought I'd give this a shot, just a general chat thread about running... eg. How was your run today, how are you tracking, how's your training going for that race that you decided to go for etc... if it's popular, maybe someone knows how to write a bot to post weekly or monthly? (I don't)

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[–] space_gecko 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I've gained about 30 lbs (14kg) over the last two years. I fell out of the habit when I got my first job out of college, but now that I'm not working remotely I have a better schedule, yet I still have trouble maintaining motivation long enough to make a habit of it.

I love running, but I can't seem to make myself do it. With winter closing in again I worry that I won't be able to muster the strength to go run outside again until the spring.

Any tips or inspiration anyone could share would be appreciated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whenever I do not feel like running but know I should, I just put on my running clothes. And I tell myself that I will just do a short run.

That way I make it myself easy to do a minimal effort run, but usually when I start that way I still do a pretty ok round.

What I want to say is, make it yourself easy by lowering the bar somehow. Once a week a run of 30mins is already better than doing nothing.

[–] marvinfreeman 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is good advice. I just take one step at a time: coffee and snack, running clothes, shoes, out the door, warmup, and then a bit of running. Usually, but not always, I keep going.

In larger perspective, I follow a program of scheduled workouts. And set a goal of some sort at the end. There's lots of programs out there.

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