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Entry #8

Learning To Walk Run Again

Posted August 16, 2011, 2:00am by Aaron Brown

I'm learning to walk run again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?

-Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters - "Walk")

About ten years ago, I had no problem running an average of 6-7 miles each morning. As a triathlete, running was just part of a heavy dose of training that consisted of swimming, cycling, running, and weightlifting that helped me complete two Ironman-distance races, six marathons, an ultramarathon (31 miles) and several other various races. And yes, that's me in the picture to the left way back in my prime!

Continuing to train after college become more difficult as the toll of becoming an adult and focusing on a career made it harder to find the motivation to fit 2-3 hours of workouts into a normal day.

As I entered the late stages of summer in 2011, I decided it was time to begin running again. I have tried to get back into it several times over the years, but kept running into the same problem each time. I would run 3-4 times per week for about two weeks, only I was mentally trying to get back into things as if I never stopped running. I would try to keep adding miles to my routine as if I had been running frequently over the years, only to run into injuries or a lack of motivation when I wasn't able to keep increasing my distances or speeds. Not only that, but running 2-3 miles wasn't taking too much time out of the day, but trying to fit a 6-7 mile run in the morning before work gets to be quite difficult. Wake up ten minutes late in the morning and it's really easy to just say I don't have enough time to run, and there goes my run training. The mistakes were repeated each time I tried to consistently run.

That's why a sensible approach is needed. And Dave Grohl's lyrics from the Foo Fighters new song "Walk" were the perfect words to provide such an approach. I realize that I need to learn how to run again, taking a more gradual approach to training, and forgetting that I used to do a 15-20 mile run every weekend back in the height of my training. Even if I have to stop and walk, stretch, or run shorter distances in order to stay motivated and remain injury-free might be the key to being able to run longer and farther a few months down the road.

I believe I've waited long enough. I'm glad I've finally realized where I need to begin.

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