Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Winter Blues? Runners Regret?

Hi friends!  My current location is parked on the couch with an awesome headache.

I think I am currently suffering from the winter blues.  I will tell you everyday, all day how much I love the summer.  It gets dark late, its warm, its a happy time.  Since the weather started turning cold, my motivation has dropped faster than the temps. 

A few weeks ago I planned all of my training plans for 2012.  I made the most beautiful spreadsheet (NERD) breaking down each cycle.  November was a decent month where I did about 90% of my scheduled workouts.  Not only did I do 90%, but they were quality workouts.

Now that we have moved and it has gotten colder, I find myself skipping the gym.  A lot.  Runs outside?  Nah.  Gym?  Huh

What happened? 
Excuse #1: My new role at my job demands a lot more out of me.  Thus exhausting me more than I have ever been and I havent quite adjusted. 

Excuse #2:Its dark when I go to work, its dark when I leave
This is on the way home tonight...stuck in bad traffic.  But you see how dark it is (its actually darker than the picture shows)?  And there is still about 30 minutes left in my journey. 

Excuse #3: My gym is really far away and really out of the way.  If I am working in my second office, its closer to the gym, but you sit in a lot of traffic.  So by the time I get to the exit, I just want to go home.  If I work in my main office, its completely out of the way.  Not to mention the gym is out of the way from my house.  This sets me up for failure. 

And thanks to these winter blues, I have developed runners regret.  If I dont go for a run/workout, I am really hard on myself.  Please tell me this happens to you.......

Ok I have bored you enough with my teenage angst. 

Have any of you felt this way? 

How do you deal with winter blues?  Besides running away to the Bahamas....but I could do that too!

3 comments:

Meg O @watchmegorun said...

oh yes, I definitely feel like this. I just force myself some days. Other days I say, 'oh well'. I keep telling myself that I have all these goals esp the marathon so that helps somewhat. Hopefully after the holiday things will slow down a bit for you and you can get motivated again

Ali Mc said...

I dislike the winter. I feel you. I feel the blues coming my way too. HUGS :D

Carrie {Living It Up in U.P.} said...

Oh yeah, I can totally relate. I have been so bad with working out, and I have an elliptical in my house! The cold dreary weather just makes me want to curl up and watch t.v. I'm making a resolution to be better in 2012!