Running Funk Gets a Lift

We had to stop and take a running selfie

I've been in a little bit of a running funk lately, like I've lost my mojo for it. It could be the week after week of the same schedule, and feeling a little like I've plateaued. I am still forcing myself to run, however, because I realized today that the goal is drawing nearer a lot faster than I expected. I keep thinking I have two months left until the 1/2 marathon, but nope, it's just about a month away. Yikes! I know I'll be fine (I think??) but sometimes my central governor gets the best of me. (If you haven't heard of the central governor, take a listen to this RadioLab podcast, start it around 11:30 minutes). This morning, however, I went for a run with my friend Heather. She is a bonafide runner, someone who has been running for a long time, has done marathons, and said to a group of us once, "If I don't go running, bad things happen" which is code for running adds the sanity and balance into life. There are days when I am running and I feel awesome. Lately, I haven't been feeling awesome. Today, however, I felt awesome. It could have been that Heather and I were gabbing away, still maintaining a steady pace. Or that we stumbled upon an actual race that was happening and took some of their water. Or the scenery helped us make it just past 7 miles. Whatever it was, I was very happy to feel really good again about running, and having Heather as a friend to share this with me this morning was the icing on top of the cake. (Mmmmm cake).