Finding New Motivation

To say my running has been stagnant for some time is an understatement. 

It's not that I was bored with running, I just had gotten very slow. So slow I don't want to admit what my times had come to. I stopped using my Nike GPS watch, which kept me honest, because it didn't want to link to the satellite more days than it actually did. 

But a switch flipped the other day and I feel a renewed sense of motivation. Usually it has to do with the warmer weather and the need to shed not just a layer of clothing but a layer of winter weight that has accumulated in the months where clothes cover most of any of us.

Last week I stopped at Sport Authority to use my $5 reward and while I walked around the store deciding what I couldn't live without, I spotted a bunch of pink running tops– not heavy for winter but not really for late spring when I will be in short sleeves. While I own a few pink running tops, and being someone who usually runs in the dark, most of my running gear is dark, too. And boring.

While I walked out of the store with a pair of shorts, yesterday morning I knew if I bought a pink top, that would be the perfect running reward to help me get my lazy time down. I charged up my watch and this morning I'm ordering a new pair of running shoes (it was time for those anyway).

Last night we stopped at Dick's and I found exactly what I was looking for but not in my size. This morning I will order it online and I've set a goal of a specific time for my route that I need to reach for me to wear it.

It's just the motivation I need.