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I am feeling down and out about running.

I was running 4 days a week and now I have gotten myself busy with other things and I keep putting the gym off. So I am running maybe two to three days a week.

This lack of running is showing.

Tonight I could only get two miles out before my shin started to scream and yell at me.

I am feeling alone in my running, and the treadmill is not working for me.

But neither is running on the road, because I can stop anytime. I don’t have to push the button to slow my pace. I can just stop. and I do. Plus I am just feeling out of time.

So I needed a little motivational help.

There are a couple of running sites I follow (LearnToRunStrong.com & OurSoleIntent.com) and also follow on Facebook.

Right before Mother’s day I get a notice that for the next week they are doing a Shine On Mother Runner Empowerment Celebration.

On Facebook join the event and you will get a daily training workout, daily motivation, recipes, tips, a chance to win a You Shine prize, given daily, and more.

There is a declarations page for us Mother Runners to download and sign. Then you document yourself, by picture, with the declaration and something involving running. Post the picture to either Our Sole Intent or Learn to Run Strong‘s Facebook pages. And don’t forget to tag it with hastag iShine.

Here is the declaration page, download it, sign it, have your family sign it.

Hopefully this is just the type of group motivation I need to get back on track.

You should join us too.

Together we move MILES

Just. Keep. Running.

Another Mother Runner Half Marathon Training Program can be found here

C25K interval information can be found here

I haven’t had a lot to say lately on running.

I am running, but not as far as I would like.

You would think with the days getting longer (and by longer I mean more day light time) I would be getting more running in.

But I am not. In fact, I think I am running less.

I had been getting board running at the gym, but don’t want to run alone outside at night, in the dark. A couple of times I have tried to run after dropping the kids off, but I can only get 2 miles in before I have to go to work. And last week, it was only 1.5 miles before I had to go to work. Which is about 11.6 miles less than a half marathon.

I know what the problem is….it’s work! If only I didn’t have to work, I would be able to run more. Or if I had a jogging stroller, I could take the kidos with me.

I have also been having difficulty with the time commitment…

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For me to run any distance, takes about an hour. And realistically I just don’t have an extra hour in my day, unless I take it out of my sleep time. But then I am more tired, which makes it hard to run…. But really I am just making excuses, right?

But Sunday night I got four miles in and watched a show on Hulu+ while at the gym. I am trying to alternate days, so I will try again tonight.

I am going to run a 10k before my half and I sure hope I can finish it….

I Tri and Craft

thoughts from a mother of boys, a marathoner, a triathlete, a crafter, a wife, and a scientist

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Another Mother Runner Half Marathon Training Program can be found here

C25K interval information can be found here

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Another Mother Runner Half Marathon Training Program can be found here

C25K interval information can be found here

Just. Keep. Running.

Another Mother Runner Half Marathon Training Program can be found here

C25K interval information can be found here

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Just. Keep. Running.

Another Mother Runner Half Marathon Training Program can be found here

C25K interval information can be found here

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