Forums >General Running>What keeps you motivated when the weather goes to hell?
My general tactic is to blow off my runs, get out of shape, mildly depressed, and mope around for a while until I get so miserable that the pain of slogging my out-of-shape body down the road looks downright joyful in comparison to the pale, pathetic existence that my life has become.
Why is it sideways?
It's better than writing a dissertation, now isn't it?
Hell's yeah.
I prefer running in crappy weather so my motivation is just the tired factor, not the weather. My best run this year was the one in the pouring rain where I stepped into calf-deep water (overflowing storm drain) because I was looking at some cute Christmas lights. When I got home my husband said my eyelashes were clumped together they were so wet, and slightly frozen. It was awesome. I laughed out loud when I stepped in that mini-lake. I squished the last 1.5 miles home, it was very fun. I'm crazy, I know. But I don't think I'd have the kahones to run in the ice or snow, so my hats off to you, Zoomie!! We don't get weather like that very often. We have lots of ice in the morning but I run in the evening and it's usually gone by then.
I love you! I also love running in inclement weather. I think I posted it on this forum already, but my most memorable run was in a -35 blizzard. If anyone is familiar with the (first) "Alien" movie; it was like that planet where they found the crashed ship full of 'Alien' eggs. Last Spring I was running off trail through a forest and I thought I was going to run through some leaves on a puddle. The next thing I knew, I was waist deep in water. It didn't bother me at all. Having an adventure is what motivates me to go out the door.
"Good-looking people have no spine. Their art never lasts. They get the girls, but we're smarter." - Lester Bangs
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Bliss ninny.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Well, look at my avatar!
Different run, obviously.
Ahh, my bad. My reading comprehension is lacking. Plus I have a cold.
Hot bliss ninny.
It's the colds fault! We can agree on "Hot bliss ninny", though, right?
I clean up well. I don't look much like that IRL...